naufrager
\no.fʁa.ʒe\
The verdict
“naufrager” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire naufrage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-naufrager · naufrager · French
naufrager · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | naufrager |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \no.fʁa.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « naufrager » en français
Rare enough to double-check
naufrager is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \no.fʁa.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire naufrage.".
naufrager has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is naufrager, spelled N-A-U-F-R-A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire naufrage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how naufrager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le navire naufragea en sortant du port.
Ils ont naufragé sur un banc de rochers.
This word in other languages
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.