khalkha

\kal.ka\

/\kal.ka\/ adj

The verdict

“khalkha” 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) - Relatif aux Khalkhas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-khalkha · khalkha · French

khalkha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for khalkha
PropertyValue
Headwordkhalkha
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kal.ka\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « khalkha » en français

khalkhan'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

khalkha is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kal.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for khalkha in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 khalkha, spelled K-H-A-L-K-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Khalkhas.
  2. 2
    Relatif au khalkha, le dialecte officiel de la langue mongole en Mongolie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how khalkha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La zone du Nord, entièrement occupée par les tribus khalkas, jouit d’une abondance et d’une fertilité extraordinaire : hautes montagnes, grands lacs, fleuves puissants, forêts et pâturages admirables, mines de houille, d’argent et de cuivre, toutes les richesses naturelles sont accumulées dans ce beau pays, qui a l’avantage d’être situé en plein climat te…
  2. Pendant ce temps, en pays khalkha, trois khanats (ou aïmag) indépendants s’étaient constitués, dont le plus important, celui du Tüshiyetü-khan, fut fondé et gouverné, de 1577 à 1588, par un autre gengiskhanide, Abdaï-khan.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "khalkha"?
"khalkha" is spelled K-H-A-L-K-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is \kal.ka\.
What does "khalkha" mean?
As an adjective, "khalkha" means: Relatif aux Khalkhas.
How do you pronounce "khalkha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "khalkha" is \kal.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "khalkha" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list