hoqueter
^((h aspiré))\ɔk.te\
The verdict
“hoqueter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Avoir le hoquet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hoqueter · hoqueter · French
hoqueter · 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 | hoqueter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\ɔk.te\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hoqueter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hoqueter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɔk.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hoqueter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 hoqueter, spelled H-O-Q-U-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Avoir le hoquet.
- 2Être pris de spasmes et pousser des hoquets.
- 3Fonctionner avec de fréquents à-coups comparables au hoquet, en menaçant de s’arrêter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hoqueter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une main sur la gorge, elle hoquetait, comme si le cœur lui manquait.
[…] parce que je suis une rustre qui engloutit ses sashimis comme elle le ferait de patates, je hoquette spasmodiquement et, sentant avec épouvante la miette d’éternité se coincer dans ma gorge, tente avec une distinction de gorille de la recracher céans.
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.