kumquat
\kum.kwat\
The verdict
“kumquat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Petit arbre fruitier, de la famille des Rutacées (Rutaceae), originaire de Chine et de Malaisie. → voir Fortunella
Corpus desk
Index FR-kumquat · kumquat · French
kumquat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | kumquat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kum.kwat\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kumquat » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kumquat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kum.kwat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kumquat, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 kumquat, spelled K-U-M-Q-U-A-T.
Definition
- 1Petit arbre fruitier, de la famille des Rutacées (Rutaceae), originaire de Chine et de Malaisie. → voir Fortunella
- 2Fruit de cet arbre, appartenant à la famille des agrumes, plus petit qu’une orange, souvent consommé confit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kumquat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les kumquats, du genre Fortunella, sont de petits arbustes produisant de petits fruits totalement comestibles.
Le vif zéphyr jubile sur les kumquats du clown gracieux. (pangramme)
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.