japonique
\ʒa.pɔ.nik\
The verdict
“japonique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De catéchine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-japonique · japonique · French
japonique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | japonique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʒa.pɔ.nik\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
japonique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʒa.pɔ.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for japonique, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is japonique, spelled J-A-P-O-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1De catéchine.
- 2De la famille de langues comprenant le japonais, les langues ryūkyū (dont l'okinawaïen) et une possible branche éteinte anciennement parlée en Corée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how japonique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’acide japonique est un acide obtenu en traitant par les alcalis la catéchine.
Synonyms
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.