patard
French, noun/pa.taʁ/
patard is spelled P-A-T-A-R-D (6 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written French, the 177,898th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patard is a French masculine noun meaning “small coin used in the 15th century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite monnaie ancienne frappée dans les Pays-Bas bourguignons au XVᵉ siècle”.
What does patard mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall coin used in the 15th century
- 2
masculinepenny, small change
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite monnaie ancienne frappée dans les Pays-Bas bourguignons au XVᵉ siècle. 2. Monnaie de peu de valeur, sou, liard.
noun: 1. Variante de patard.
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 patard
- patards plural
- patar
- pâtard
- pataque
- pâtards plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patard?
- /pa.taʁ/
- \pa.taʁ\
- \pɑ.taʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patard in French?
patard appears about once in every 31 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).