loquace

\lɔ.kas\

/\lɔ.kas\/ adj

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The verdict

“loquace” is uncommon French (frequency #61,664 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,664
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui parle beaucoup.

Corpus desk

Index FR-loquace · loquace · French

loquace · rank #61,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,664
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH loosers

Nearest frequency peer: loosers (-1 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 « loquace »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « loquace » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loquace
PropertyValue
Headwordloquace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lɔ.kas\
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « loquace » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.loquacetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « loosers » (#61,663), « lig » (#61,661), « luxes » (#61,667). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « loquace » est au #61,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loquace is uncommon French at frequency #61,664 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \lɔ.kas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui parle beaucoup.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for loquace in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is loquace, spelled L-O-Q-U-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui parle beaucoup.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et pendant cette opération, le loquace caporal interpellait toujours le voyageur, qui ne pouvait l’entendre.
  2. Je me propose de converser à discrétion avec ce brave homme pour peu qu’il soit loquace.

Synonyms

bavardcausantprolixe

Antonyms

taciturne

This word in other languages

talkative(English)locuaz(Español)zungenfertig(Deutsch)loquaz(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loquace"?
"loquace" is spelled L-O-Q-U-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.kas\.
What does "loquace" mean?
As an adjective, "loquace" means: Qui parle beaucoup.
How do you pronounce "loquace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loquace" is \lɔ.kas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "loquace", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loosers#61,663lèchent#61,668mabrouk#61,669lettons#61,658

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list