patronus
The verdict
“patronus” is uncommon French (frequency #81,427 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,427
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Patron protecteur des plébéiens, défenseur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patronus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “patronus” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
patronus is uncommon French at frequency #81,427 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Patron protecteur des plébéiens, défenseur.".
No misspelling variants are generated for patronus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is patronus, spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-U-S.
Definition
- 1Patron protecteur des plébéiens, défenseur.
Antonyms
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 “patronus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-T-R-O-N-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.