narco-
\naʁ.ko\
The verdict
“narco-” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. 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) - Préfixe qui sert pour former des mots en rapport au sommeil, à l’endormissement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-narco · narco- · French
narco- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | narco- |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | \naʁ.ko\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « narco- » en français
Rare enough to double-check
narco- is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed \naʁ.ko\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for narco-, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is narco-, spelled N-A-R-C-O--.
Definition
- 1Préfixe qui sert pour former des mots en rapport au sommeil, à l’endormissement.
- 2Préfixe des mots en rapport avec les drogues narcotiques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how narco- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Narcolepsie.
Narcotrafiquant.
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.