patata

\pa.ta.ta\

/\pa.ta.ta\/ onomatopoeia

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The verdict

“patata” is uncommon French (frequency #60,261 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an onomatopoeia. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,261
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de patati.

Corpus desk

Index FR-patata · patata · French

patata · rank #60,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,261
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH particularisme

Nearest frequency peer: particularisme (-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 « patata »

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 « patata » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for patata
PropertyValue
Headwordpatata
LanguageFrench
Part of speechOnomatopoeia
IPA\pa.ta.ta\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « patata » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).patatatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « particularisme » (#60,260), « Paulina » (#60,263), « paniquez » (#60,258). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « patata » est au #60,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

patata is uncommon French at frequency #60,261 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anonomatopoeia, transcribed \pa.ta.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de patati.".

No misspelling variants are generated for patata in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is patata, spelled P-A-T-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de patati.

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 "patata"?
"patata" is spelled P-A-T-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ta.ta\.
What does "patata" mean?
As an onomatopoeia, "patata" means: Variante de patati.
How do you pronounce "patata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patata" is \pa.ta.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patata" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pavard#60,264output#60,251pitons#60,279pondus#60,291

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list