卡拉OK
\kǎ lā ōu kēi\
The verdict
“卡拉OK” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Karaoké.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | 卡拉OK |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kǎ lā ōu kēi\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “卡拉OK” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for 卡拉OK is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kǎ lā ōu kēi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Karaoké.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for 卡拉OK, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 卡拉OK, spelled 卡-拉-O-K.
Definition
- 1Karaoké.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “卡拉OK”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is 卡-拉-O-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kǎ lā ōu kēi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.