pataras
French, noun/pa.ta.ʁa/
pataras is spelled P-A-T-A-R-A-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written French, the 250,316th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pataras is a French masculine noun meaning “backstay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étai reliant la tête de mât à l'arrière du navire”.
What does pataras mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebackstay
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étai reliant la tête de mât à l'arrière du navire. 2. Hauban de renfort servant à remplacer temporairement ou à étayer un hauban.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pataras
- pétaras
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pataras?
- /pa.ta.ʁa/
- /pa.ta.ʁɑ/
- \pa.ta.ʁa(s)\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pataras in French?
pataras appears about once in every 63 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).