laquer

\la.ke\

/\la.ke\/ verb

The verdict

“laquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recouvrir de laque ou d’une peinture brillante qui imite la laque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-laquer · laquer · French

laquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 laquer
PropertyValue
Headwordlaquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\la.ke\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « laquer » en français

laquerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

laquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \la.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Recouvrir de laque ou d’une peinture brillante qui imite la laque.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for laquer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is laquer, spelled L-A-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recouvrir de laque ou d’une peinture brillante qui imite la laque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Laquer un meuble de bois blanc.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laquer"?
"laquer" is spelled L-A-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ke\.
What does "laquer" mean?
As a verb, "laquer" means: Recouvrir de laque ou d’une peinture brillante qui imite la laque.
How do you pronounce "laquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laquer" is \la.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laquer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list