caraque

\ka.ʁak\

/\ka.ʁak\/ adj

The verdict

“caraque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on récolte, en parlant du cacao, sur la côte de Caraque, en Amérique du Sud, et qui est de grande qualité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-caraque · caraque · French

caraque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 caraque
PropertyValue
Headwordcaraque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.ʁak\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « caraque » en français

caraquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

caraque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ʁak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l’on récolte, en parlant du cacao, sur la côte de Caraque, en Amérique du Sud, et qui est de grande qualité.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for caraque, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is caraque, spelled C-A-R-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que l’on récolte, en parlant du cacao, sur la côte de Caraque, en Amérique du Sud, et qui est de grande qualité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le Cacao caraque est le plus onctueux et le plus estimé.

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 "caraque"?
"caraque" is spelled C-A-R-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁak\.
What does "caraque" mean?
As an adjective, "caraque" means: Que l’on récolte, en parlant du cacao, sur la côte de Caraque, en Amérique du Sud, et qui est de grande qualité.
How do you pronounce "caraque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caraque" is \ka.ʁak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caraque" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list