caret
\ka.ʁɛ\
The verdict
“caret” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Nom vernaculaire de deux espèces de tortues marines dont on travaillait l’écaille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-caret · caret · French
caret · 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 | caret |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « caret » en français
Rare enough to double-check
caret is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for caret, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is caret, spelled C-A-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1Nom vernaculaire de deux espèces de tortues marines dont on travaillait l’écaille.
- 2Nom vernaculaire de deux espèces de tortues marines dont on travaillait l’écaille.
- 3Nom vernaculaire de deux espèces de tortues marines dont on travaillait l’écaille.
- 4Écaille de la tortue du même nom.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Caret ou Caouanne ( Caretta caretta ), la Tortue imbriquée ( Eretmochelys imbricata) et la Tortue franche (Chelonia mydas) sont tous trois entièrement marins et, conformément à ce mode de vie, leurs pattes ont acquis la forme de nageoires.
Il n’y a que trois espèces de tortues dont l’écaille ait les qualités convenables pour les arts ; elles sont connues sous les noms de caret ou tortue imbriquée, de tortue franche, de caouanne : elles sont marines toutes les trois.
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.