naquet

noun

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The verdict

“naquet” is uncommon French (frequency #72,573 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,573
frequency rank, French
86,328
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Garçon qui marque les points au jeu de paume.

Key facts for naquet
PropertyValue
Headwordnaquet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,573
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “naquet” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). naquet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

naquet is uncommon French at frequency #72,573 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for naquet, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is naquet, spelled N-A-Q-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garçon qui marque les points au jeu de paume.
  2. 2
    Page, garçon attaché à une seigneur.

Synonyms

paigelaquetlaquais

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 "naquet"?
"naquet" is spelled N-A-Q-U-E-T.
What does "naquet" mean?
As a noun, "naquet" means: Garçon qui marque les points au jeu de paume.
What language does "naquet" come from?
"naquet" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “naquet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-A-Q-U-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list