kayakiste
\ka.ja.kist\
The verdict
“kayakiste” is uncommon French (frequency #94,959 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,959
- frequency rank, French
- 737
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pagayeur qui pratique le kayak.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kayakiste · kayakiste · French
kayakiste · rank #94,959 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,959
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 737
- PHOTO-FINISH karts
Nearest frequency peer: karts (-2 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 « kayakiste »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- kage
kage
5,048 corpus weight
- karts
karts
5,044 corpus weight
- kayakiste
kayakiste
5,042 corpus weight
- keel
keel
5,040 corpus weight
- kiang
kiang
5,038 corpus weight
- kilotonnes
kilotonnes
5,037 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « kayakiste » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kayakiste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ja.kist\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,959 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kayakiste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kayakiste is uncommon French at frequency #94,959 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ja.kist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pagayeur qui pratique le kayak.".
No misspelling variants are generated for kayakiste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is kayakiste, spelled K-A-Y-A-K-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Pagayeur qui pratique le kayak.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kayakiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un kayakiste doit en effet d’abord être en bonne forme physique.
Et si vous êtes de ces pêcheurs, kayakistes, skieurs ou autres qui sont toujours à la fine pointe de la techno, vous savez très bien qu’il existe maintenant des appareils de sauvetage, de flottaison compacte, tout petits, que vous ne sentez plus une minute après les avoir attachés à votre corps.
Synonyms
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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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).