clic-clac
\klik.klak\
The verdict
“clic-clac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an onomatopoeia. 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) - Exprime un bruit sec en deux temps, comme celui d’un fusil que l’on arme ou d’une serrure que l’on actionne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-clic-clac · clic-clac · French
clic-clac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | clic-clac |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Onomatopoeia |
| IPA | \klik.klak\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « clic-clac » en français
Rare enough to double-check
clic-clac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anonomatopoeia, transcribed \klik.klak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exprime un bruit sec en deux temps, comme celui d’un fusil que l’on arme ou d’une serrure que l’on actionne.".
clic-clac has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is clic-clac, spelled C-L-I-C---C-L-A-C.
Definition
- 1Exprime un bruit sec en deux temps, comme celui d’un fusil que l’on arme ou d’une serrure que l’on actionne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how clic-clac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Clic-clac, ouverture du poudrier, miroir portatif à l’appui, clic-clac, le tube coulisse et s’ouvre, révélant un bâton de rouge carmin, luisant et pointu, avec quoi elle entame la peinture de ses lèvres.
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.