loquet

\lɔ.kɛ\

/\lɔ.kɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“loquet” is uncommon French (frequency #56,723 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,723
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de fermeture très simple que l’on met aux portes qui n’ont pas de serrure et à celles dont le pêne est dormant. Il est constitué uniquement d'une clenche mobile autour d'un axe

Corpus desk

Index FR-loquet · loquet · French

loquet · rank #56,723 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,723
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH liquéfaction

Nearest frequency peer: liquéfaction (-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 « loquet »

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 « loquet » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loquet
PropertyValue
Headwordloquet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.kɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « loquet » en français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « liquéfaction » (#56,722), « Linz » (#56,721), « Louxor » (#56,725). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « loquet » est au #56,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loquet is uncommon French at frequency #56,723 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ.kɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for loquet, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 loquet, spelled L-O-Q-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de fermeture très simple que l’on met aux portes qui n’ont pas de serrure et à celles dont le pêne est dormant. Il est constitué uniquement d'une clenche mobile autour d'un axe
  2. 2
    Barre de métal utilisée pour fermer une écoutille.
  3. 3
    Laine de basse qualité que l'on prélève sur les cuisses des moutons et qui servait à la confection de bourre pour les matelas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’aventurier tourna tout autour comme un loup affamé autour d’un parc, et, appliquant son œil à l’une des ouvertures, vit des choses qui le décidèrent apparemment, car, sans hésiter, il poussa la porte chancelante, que ne fermait pas même un faible loquet.
  2. Sitôt qu’elle avait repassé, il se soulevait de son siège, se traînait vers la porte et, plein de hargne, les lèvres serrées, d’un coup d’index autoritaire, vlan ! poussait le loquet.

This word in other languages

latch(English)pestillo(Español)Riegel(Deutsch)ferrolho(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 "loquet"?
"loquet" is spelled L-O-Q-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.kɛ\.
What does "loquet" mean?
As a noun, "loquet" means: Sorte de fermeture très simple que l’on met aux portes qui n’ont pas de serrure et à celles dont le pêne est dormant. Il est constitué uniquement d'une clenche mobile autour d'un axe
How do you pronounce "loquet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loquet" is \lɔ.kɛ\. 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 "loquet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list