caricaturesque
\ka.ʁi.ka.ty.ʁɛsk\
The verdict
“caricaturesque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui ressemble à une caricature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caricaturesque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ʁi.ka.ty.ʁɛsk\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caricaturesque” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caricaturesque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ʁi.ka.ty.ʁɛsk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ressemble à une caricature.".
Zero misspellings are on record for caricaturesque in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is caricaturesque, spelled C-A-R-I-C-A-T-U-R-E-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui ressemble à une caricature.
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.
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Using “caricaturesque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-I-C-A-T-U-R-E-S-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.ʁi.ka.ty.ʁɛsk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.