cafetaria
\ka.fe.ta.ɾja\
The verdict
“cafetaria” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cafétéria.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cafetaria · cafetaria · French
cafetaria · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cafetaria |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.fe.ta.ɾja\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cafetaria » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cafetaria is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.fe.ta.ɾja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cafétéria.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cafetaria, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cafetaria, spelled C-A-F-E-T-A-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1Cafétéria.
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.