milk shake

\milk ʃɛk\

/\milk ʃɛk\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de milk-shake.

Corpus desk

Index FR-milk-shake · milk shake · French

milk shake · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 milk shake
PropertyValue
Headwordmilk shake
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\milk ʃɛk\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « milk shake » en français

milk shakereste 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

milk shake is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \milk ʃɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de milk-shake.".

milk shake has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is milk shake, spelled M-I-L-K- -S-H-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de milk-shake.

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 "milk shake"?
"milk shake" is spelled M-I-L-K- -S-H-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is \milk ʃɛk\.
What does "milk shake" mean?
As a noun, "milk shake" means: Variante orthographique de milk-shake.
How do you pronounce "milk shake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "milk shake" is \milk ʃɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "milk shake" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list