pataquès
\pa.ta.kɛs\
The verdict
“pataquès” is an uncommon French word, ranked #87,008 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #87,008
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeu de mots consistant à faire des liaisons erronées, par dérision, par hypercorrection.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pataquès |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.ta.kɛs\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,008 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pataquès” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for pataquès is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pa.ta.kɛs\. Corpus data places it at rank #87,008 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Jeu de mots consistant à faire des liaisons erronées, par dérision, par hypercorrection.
- 2Faute grossière de langage, en général.
- 3Énoncés grossiers et ridicules.
- 4Bourde.
- 5Activité d’une certaine ampleur trahissant un manque criant de planification ou d’organisation.
- 6Histoire devenant de plus en plus compliquée et inextricable, prenant des proportions exagérées.
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.
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Using “pataquès”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-T-A-Q-U-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pa.ta.kɛs\ (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.