pakos

\pa.kos\

/\pa.kos\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pakistanais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pakos · pakos · French

pakos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 pakos
PropertyValue
Headwordpakos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.kos\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pakos » en français

pakossiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pakos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.kos\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for pakos in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pakos, spelled P-A-K-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pakistanais.
  2. 2
    Commerçant pakistanais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pakos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ici des Londoniens aseptisés à l’air conditionné ; là les “pakos” et Afghans disputant un passage vers la fenêtre de l'autocar à quelques poules et casseroles.
  2. On passe chez le Pakos pour acheter de la bière et du vin bon marché. Personne n’a l’âge légal pour ça, mais Terry et Gent ont l’air d’avoir vingt-cinq ans, alors aucun problème pour se faire servir.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pakos"?
"pakos" is spelled P-A-K-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.kos\.
What does "pakos" mean?
As a noun, "pakos" means: Pakistanais.
How do you pronounce "pakos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pakos" is \pa.kos\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pakos" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list