disque compact
\disk kɔ̃.pakt\
The verdict
“disque compact” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Support de données numériques lisible par un système optique (laser), disposant d’une capacité mémoire de 650 à 800 mégaoctets et sous forme de disque compact pressé sur lequel on ne peut écrire de...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disque compact |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \disk kɔ̃.pakt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disque compact” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for disque compact is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \disk kɔ̃.pakt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Support de données numériques lisible par un système optique (laser), disposant d’une capacité mémoire de 650 à 800 mégaoctets et sous forme de disque compact pressé sur lequel on ne peut écrire de...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for disque compact, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is disque compact, spelled D-I-S-Q-U-E- -C-O-M-P-A-C-T.
Definition
- 1Support de données numériques lisible par un système optique (laser), disposant d’une capacité mémoire de 650 à 800 mégaoctets et sous forme de disque compact pressé sur lequel on ne peut écrire de nouvelles données.
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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.
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Using “disque compact”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-S-Q-U-E- -C-O-M-P-A-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \disk kɔ̃.pakt\ (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.