patara
\pa.ta.ʁa\
The verdict
“patara” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gros cordage destiné à soulager un hauban.
Corpus desk
Index FR-patara · patara · French
patara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | patara |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.ta.ʁa\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « patara » en français
Rare enough to double-check
patara is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ta.ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gros cordage destiné à soulager un hauban.".
Zero misspellings are on record for patara in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is patara, spelled P-A-T-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Gros cordage destiné à soulager un hauban.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how patara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Patara, c'est un faux hauban ou calhauban volant, que l'on marie avec les estropes capelées sur les bas mâts, pour les appuyer et les soutenir en les ridant comme les haubans.
Le patara va de la tête de mât en arrière, au couronnement partie la plus élevée de la poupe.
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.