cafarder
\ka.faʁ.de\
The verdict
“cafarder” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avoir le cafard, déprimer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cafarder |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.faʁ.de\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cafarder” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cafarder is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.faʁ.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cafarder, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cafarder, spelled C-A-F-A-R-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Avoir le cafard, déprimer.
- 2Rapporter les paroles ou les faits d'une personne, la dénoncer.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cafarder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-F-A-R-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.faʁ.de\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.