cloque
\klɔk\
The verdict
“cloque” is uncommon French (frequency #53,859 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,859
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Boursouflure qui attaque les feuilles de certains arbres et particulièrement du pêcher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cloque · cloque · French
cloque · rank #53,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,859
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH clinical
Nearest frequency peer: clinical (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « cloque »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- citrate
citrate
46,145 corpus weight
- clament
clament
46,144 corpus weight
- clinical
clinical
46,143 corpus weight
- cloque
cloque
46,142 corpus weight
- cogiter
cogiter
46,141 corpus weight
- colique
colique
46,140 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cloque » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cloque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klɔk\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,859 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cloque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cloque is uncommon French at frequency #53,859 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \klɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cloque, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cloque, spelled C-L-O-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Boursouflure qui attaque les feuilles de certains arbres et particulièrement du pêcher.
- 2Boursouflure d’une surface quelconque.
- 3Ampoule ; boursouflure sur la peau.
- 4Proéminence du ventre due à la grossesse.
- 5Tissu du même type que le matelassé mais sans intercalation de grosse trame et en utilisant des fils de satin dont la rétraction provoque des boursouflures.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cloque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette espèce attaque les feuilles du Poirier et y forme de petites cloques vertes, puis brunes, dont, la face inférieure devient blanche et pulvérulente à la fructification.
La cloque du pêcher provoquée par Taphrina deformans, est devenue très courante. Selon certains anciens elle l’était moins autrefois. Les feuilles s’épaississent, s’enroulent, deviennent cassantes et rouges puis finissent par tomber.
This word in other languages
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.
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