café instantané

\ka.fe ɛ̃s.tɑ̃.ta.ne\

/\ka.fe ɛ̃s.tɑ̃.ta.ne\/ noun

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The verdict

“café instantané” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Café broyé préparé par lyophilisation ou atomisation, et qui doit être réhydraté pour être consommé.

Key facts for café instantané
PropertyValue
Headwordcafé instantané
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.fe ɛ̃s.tɑ̃.ta.ne\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “café instantané” sits in French frequency

café instantané falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

café instantané is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.fe ɛ̃s.tɑ̃.ta.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Café broyé préparé par lyophilisation ou atomisation, et qui doit être réhydraté pour être consommé.".

No misspelling variants are generated for café instantané in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is café instantané, spelled C-A-F-É- -I-N-S-T-A-N-T-A-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Café broyé préparé par lyophilisation ou atomisation, et qui doit être réhydraté pour être consommé.

Synonyms

café en poudrecafé soluble

This word in other languages

instant coffee(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "café instantané"?
"café instantané" is spelled C-A-F-É- -I-N-S-T-A-N-T-A-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.fe ɛ̃s.tɑ̃.ta.ne\.
What does "café instantané" mean?
As a noun, "café instantané" means: Café broyé préparé par lyophilisation ou atomisation, et qui doit être réhydraté pour être consommé.
How do you pronounce "café instantané"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "café instantané" is \ka.fe ɛ̃s.tɑ̃.ta.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "café instantané" come from?
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Using “café instantané”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-F-É- -I-N-S-T-A-N-T-A-N-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.fe ɛ̃s.tɑ̃.ta.ne\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list