papegeai
\pap.ʒɛ\
The verdict
“papegeai” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de papegai
Corpus desk
Index FR-papegeai · papegeai · French
papegeai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | papegeai |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pap.ʒɛ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « papegeai » en français
Rare enough to double-check
papegeai is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pap.ʒɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
papegeai has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is papegeai, spelled P-A-P-E-G-E-A-I.
Definition
- 1Variante de papegai
- 2Genre monospécifique d'oiseaux de la famille des psittacidés (e.g. perroquets "vrais", aras, etc.), de grande taille, à tête grivelée de blanc, au plumage à dominante d'un beau vert émeraude, au bec et aux pieds anthracite, et qui possède une sorte de fraise caractéristique de plumes érectiles à extrémités rouge grenat sur la nuque, et qui fréquente les forêts de toute l'Amazonie (genre Deroptyus).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how papegeai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les perroquets, proprement dits, s'appelaient autrefois papegauts ou papegeais. Ils ont la queue courte, et composée de pennes à peu près d'égale longueur. Ils sont originaires d'Afrique et des Grandes-Indes, et se divisent en huit espèces.
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.