catégoriques

\ka.te.ɡɔ.ʁik\

/\ka.te.ɡɔ.ʁik\/ adj

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The verdict

“catégoriques” is uncommon French (frequency #61,382 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,382
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de catégorique.

Key facts for catégoriques
PropertyValue
Headwordcatégoriques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.te.ɡɔ.ʁik\
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “catégoriques” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). catégoriques lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

catégoriques is uncommon French at frequency #61,382 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.te.ɡɔ.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de catégorique.".

catégoriques doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is catégoriques, spelled C-A-T-É-G-O-R-I-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de catégorique.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "catégoriques"?
"catégoriques" is spelled C-A-T-É-G-O-R-I-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.te.ɡɔ.ʁik\.
What does "catégoriques" mean?
As an adjective, "catégoriques" means: Pluriel de catégorique.
How do you pronounce "catégoriques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catégoriques" is \ka.te.ɡɔ.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catégoriques" come from?
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Using “catégoriques”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-T-É-G-O-R-I-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.te.ɡɔ.ʁik\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list