handicaper
^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.di.ka.pe\
The verdict
“handicaper” is uncommon French (frequency #66,787 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,787
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fixer dans un handicap les conditions de poids, de distance, de temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-handicaper · handicaper · French
handicaper · rank #66,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,787
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH hala
Nearest frequency peer: hala (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « handicaper »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- hackathon
hackathon
33,217 corpus weight
- hala
hala
33,215 corpus weight
- handicaper
handicaper
33,214 corpus weight
- happens
happens
33,213 corpus weight
- harmonisée
harmonisée
33,212 corpus weight
- hautains
hautains
33,211 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « handicaper » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | handicaper |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.di.ka.pe\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #66,787 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « handicaper » en français
Rare enough to double-check
handicaper is uncommon French at frequency #66,787 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.di.ka.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for handicaper, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is handicaper, spelled H-A-N-D-I-C-A-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Fixer dans un handicap les conditions de poids, de distance, de temps.
- 2Mettre quelqu’un en état d’infériorité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how handicaper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il mange lentement, handicapé par une mastication pénible, ne dit pas un mot, rit niaisement de loin en loin.
Réflexion faite, il préféra célébrer la morte parce que sa timidité y trouvait son compte, qu’il ne craignait point d’histoires désagréables et que ses dispositions littéraires ne se voyaient pas concurrencer par une avance qui ne l’handicapait pas.
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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