kétaine
\ke.tɛn\
The verdict
“kétaine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de quétaine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ketaine · kétaine · French
kétaine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kétaine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ke.tɛn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kétaine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kétaine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ke.tɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de quétaine.".
kétaine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 kétaine, spelled K-É-T-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de quétaine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kétaine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] le vent souffle où il veut, dans une joyeuse anarchie et un semblant de libéralisme qui charrie dans ses eaux toute une quincaillerie kétaine.
« Kétaine » est sans doute l’une des pires insultes qu’on peut adresser à quelqu’un. « Kétaine », ce n’est pas qu’être kitch, c’est faire preuve de mauvais goût, que dis-je, de très mauvais goût!
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.