clownesque
\klu.nɛsk\
The verdict
“clownesque” is an uncommon French word, ranked #88,463 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #88,463
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relatif aux clowns.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clownesque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \klu.nɛsk\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #88,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clownesque” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for clownesque is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \klu.nɛsk\. Corpus data places it at rank #88,463 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
clownesque doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is clownesque, spelled C-L-O-W-N-E-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux clowns.
- 2Qui rappelle la drôlerie des clowns, leurs grimaces ou leurs maladresses.
- 3Dont le ridicule fait penser aux clowns.
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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Using “clownesque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-O-W-N-E-S-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \klu.nɛsk\ (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.