criques

\kʁik\

/\kʁik\/ noun

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The verdict

“criques” is uncommon French (frequency #53,239 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,239
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de crique.

Key facts for criques
PropertyValue
Headwordcriques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “criques” 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). criques 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

criques is uncommon French at frequency #53,239 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de crique.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for criques, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is criques, spelled C-R-I-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de crique.

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 "criques"?
"criques" is spelled C-R-I-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁik\.
What does "criques" mean?
As a noun, "criques" means: Pluriel de crique.
How do you pronounce "criques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criques" is \kʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criques" come from?
"criques" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “criques”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-I-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁik\ (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