defect
\ˈdiː.fɛkt\
The verdict
“defect” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défaut, dégât, vice.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defect · defect · French
defect · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defect |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdiː.fɛkt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « defect » en français
Rare enough to double-check
defect is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdiː.fɛkt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Défaut, dégât, vice.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for defect, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is defect, spelled D-E-F-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1Défaut, dégât, vice.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.