criard

\kʁi.jaʁ\

/\kʁi.jaʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“criard” is uncommon French (frequency #66,631 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,631
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui crie souvent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-criard · criard · French

criard · rank #66,631 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,631
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH croisais

Nearest frequency peer: croisais (+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 « criard »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « criard » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for criard
PropertyValue
Headwordcriard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kʁi.jaʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,631
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « criard » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).criardtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « croisais » (#66,632), « croquet » (#66,633), « crachez » (#66,628). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « criard » est au #66,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

criard is uncommon French at frequency #66,631 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kʁi.jaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

criard has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is criard, spelled C-R-I-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui crie souvent.
  2. 2
    Qualifie des oiseaux qui crient souvent et d’une manière désagréable.
  3. 3
    Qui se plaint, qui crie souvent pour des sujets de peu d’importance, ou même sans sujet.
  4. 4
    Qualifie une voix aigre, dont le son blesse l’oreille, un instrument de musique qui rend un son désagréable.
  5. 5
    Qualifie des dettes auprès de créanciers qui en sollicitent le paiement avec importunité.
  6. 6
    Qualifie des couleurs qui tranchent trop fortement, qui blessent le regard.
  7. 7
    Voyant et de mauvais goût.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how criard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il se perdit aussitôt dans la foule criarde et lente, agitée par les interminables marchandages.
  2. Comme je descendais des Fleuves impassibles, Je ne me sentis plus guidé par les haleurs : Des Peaux-Rouges criards les avaient pris pour cibles, Les ayant cloués nus aux poteaux de couleurs.

This word in other languages

shrill(English)chillón(Español)

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 "criard"?
"criard" is spelled C-R-I-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁi.jaʁ\.
What does "criard" mean?
As an adjective, "criard" means: Qui crie souvent.
How do you pronounce "criard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criard" is \kʁi.jaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criard" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "criard", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list