pastenague
\pa.stə.naɡ\
The verdict
“pastenague” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de grande raie munie d’un ou deux aiguillons venimeux au dos de la queue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pastenague · pastenague · French
pastenague · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | pastenague |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.stə.naɡ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pastenague » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pastenague is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.stə.naɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pastenague, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pastenague, spelled P-A-S-T-E-N-A-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de grande raie munie d’un ou deux aiguillons venimeux au dos de la queue.
- 2Pastenague commune (Dasyatis pastinaca).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pastenague appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le plus beau galuchat provient de la pastenague, raie géante dont la queue comporte un aiguillon armé d’une scie des deux côtés.
[…], Ulysse navigue vers l’est, affronte une tempête d’une violence inouïe, […], et finit, comme le lui avait prédit Tirésias, « accablé de vieillesse par une mort venant de la mer », de la piqûre d’un aiguillon de raie venimeuse, la Rata pastinaca selon Linné, la pastenague, appelée « tchoutche » en Algérie.
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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.