cafre
\kafʁ\
The verdict
“cafre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la Cafrerie ou à quelqu'un habitant cette partie de l'Afrique australe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cafre · cafre · French
cafre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | cafre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kafʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cafre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cafre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kafʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la Cafrerie ou à quelqu'un habitant cette partie de l'Afrique australe.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cafre in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cafre, spelled C-A-F-R-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif à la Cafrerie ou à quelqu'un habitant cette partie de l'Afrique australe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cafre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Berger cafre, sorcier cafre, langue cafre.
Les Bushmen réussissent des chefs-d'œuvre en plastique, leurs voisins cafres y sont médiocres.
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.