Hanoukka
\a.nu.ka\
The verdict
“Hanoukka” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fête religieuse juive ayant lieu entre fin novembre et fin décembre (25 Kislev).
Corpus desk
Index FR-hanoukka · Hanoukka · French
Hanoukka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Hanoukka |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \a.nu.ka\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Hanoukka is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \a.nu.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fête religieuse juive ayant lieu entre fin novembre et fin décembre (25 Kislev).".
Zero misspellings are on record for Hanoukka in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Hanoukka, spelled H-A-N-O-U-K-K-A.
Definition
- 1Fête religieuse juive ayant lieu entre fin novembre et fin décembre (25 Kislev).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hanoukka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leur arrivée coïncide avec Hanoukka ou la fête des Lumières, une importante célébration juive d'une durée de huit jours.
Or, le retour au rituel juif à l’intérieur du Temple, lieu le plus sacré du judaïsme, est justement commémoré par la fête juive de Hanoukka.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.