caquenlit

\ka.kɑ̃.li\

/\ka.kɑ̃.li\/ noun

The verdict

“caquenlit” 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) - Nom donné à la mercuriale annuelle (Mercurialis annua) en Picardie, dans le Nord, en Artois et en Franche-Comté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-caquenlit · caquenlit · French

caquenlit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for caquenlit
PropertyValue
Headwordcaquenlit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.kɑ̃.li\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « caquenlit » en français

caquenlitreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

caquenlit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.kɑ̃.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom donné à la mercuriale annuelle (Mercurialis annua) en Picardie, dans le Nord, en Artois et en Franche-Comté.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for caquenlit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 caquenlit, spelled C-A-Q-U-E-N-L-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné à la mercuriale annuelle (Mercurialis annua) en Picardie, dans le Nord, en Artois et en Franche-Comté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caquenlit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La plante entière et ses graines sont purgatives (on l'appelle parfois le Caquenlit) et un peu dangereuses. Ne pas la porter à la bouche.
  2. Longue vie (sirop de) — Se prépare avec la mercuriale annuelle, appelée encore : caquenlit, chou de chien, foiraude, foirole, ortie bâtarde.

Synonyms

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 "caquenlit"?
"caquenlit" is spelled C-A-Q-U-E-N-L-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.kɑ̃.li\.
What does "caquenlit" mean?
As a noun, "caquenlit" means: Nom donné à la mercuriale annuelle (Mercurialis annua) en Picardie, dans le Nord, en Artois et en Franche-Comté.
How do you pronounce "caquenlit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caquenlit" is \ka.kɑ̃.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caquenlit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list