pataquès

\pa.ta.kɛs\

/\pa.ta.kɛs\/ noun

The verdict

“pataquès” is uncommon French (frequency #87,008 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,008
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeu de mots consistant à faire des liaisons erronées, par dérision, par hypercorrection.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pataques · pataquès · French

pataquès · rank #87,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,008
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH patatras

Nearest frequency peer: patatras (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « pataquès »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « pataquès » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pataquès
PropertyValue
Headwordpataquès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ta.kɛs\
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pataquès » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pataquèstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « patatras » (#87,009), « Partouche » (#87,006), « pataugeoire » (#87,010). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pataquès » est au #87,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pataquès is uncommon French at frequency #87,008 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ta.kɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

pataquès has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pataquès, spelled P-A-T-A-Q-U-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeu de mots consistant à faire des liaisons erronées, par dérision, par hypercorrection.
  2. 2
    Faute grossière de langage, en général.
  3. 3
    Énoncés grossiers et ridicules.
  4. 4
    Bourde.
  5. 5
    Activité d’une certaine ampleur trahissant un manque criant de planification ou d’organisation.
  6. 6
    Histoire devenant de plus en plus compliquée et inextricable, prenant des proportions exagérées.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’origine du mot pataquès (pas-t-à qui est-ce), qui désigne une faute grossière de liaison dans la conversation ou la lecture.
  2. « J’y vais moi-z-aussi », « Mais que voilà une liaison mal-t-à propos ! », « Donne-moi-z’en ! » sont des pataquès.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pataquès"?
"pataquès" is spelled P-A-T-A-Q-U-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ta.kɛs\.
What does "pataquès" mean?
As a noun, "pataquès" means: Jeu de mots consistant à faire des liaisons erronées, par dérision, par hypercorrection.
How do you pronounce "pataquès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pataquès" is \pa.ta.kɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pataquès" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pataquès", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list