esclaffade
\ɛs.kla.fɑd\
The verdict
“esclaffade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de s’esclaffer, de rire bruyamment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-esclaffade · esclaffade · French
esclaffade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | esclaffade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.kla.fɑd\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
esclaffade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.kla.fɑd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de s’esclaffer, de rire bruyamment.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for esclaffade, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is esclaffade, spelled E-S-C-L-A-F-F-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Action de s’esclaffer, de rire bruyamment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how esclaffade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Clarius commence à manger, le Saturnin s’y remet aussi et je remarquais qu’il ne riait pas autant que les autres jours ; à peine deux ou trois esclaffades dans la serviette.
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.