criard
\kʁi.jaʁ\
The verdict
“criard” is an uncommon French word, ranked #66,631 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #66,631
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui crie souvent.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | criard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kʁi.jaʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,631 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “criard” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for criard is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁi.jaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #66,631 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Qui crie souvent.
- 2Qualifie des oiseaux qui crient souvent et d’une manière désagréable.
- 3Qui se plaint, qui crie souvent pour des sujets de peu d’importance, ou même sans sujet.
- 4Qualifie une voix aigre, dont le son blesse l’oreille, un instrument de musique qui rend un son désagréable.
- 5Qualifie des dettes auprès de créanciers qui en sollicitent le paiement avec importunité.
- 6Qualifie des couleurs qui tranchent trop fortement, qui blessent le regard.
- 7Voyant et de mauvais goût.
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 “criard”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-R-I-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kʁi.jaʁ\ (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.