craquage

\kʁa.kaʒ\

/\kʁa.kaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“craquage” is uncommon French (frequency #51,989 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,989
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de craquer ou de faire craquer.

Key facts for craquage
PropertyValue
Headwordcraquage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁa.kaʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “craquage” 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). craquage 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

craquage is uncommon French at frequency #51,989 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁa.kaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for craquage in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is craquage, spelled C-R-A-Q-U-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de craquer ou de faire craquer.
  2. 2
    Procédé thermique ou catalytique visant à accroître la proportion relative des composants légers d’une huile par modification de la structure chimique de ses constituants.

This word in other languages

cracking(English)

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 "craquage"?
"craquage" is spelled C-R-A-Q-U-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁa.kaʒ\.
What does "craquage" mean?
As a noun, "craquage" means: Action de craquer ou de faire craquer.
How do you pronounce "craquage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "craquage" is \kʁa.kaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "craquage" come from?
"craquage" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “craquage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-A-Q-U-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁa.kaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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