pendeloque
\pɑ̃d.lɔk\
The verdict
“pendeloque” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce de parure suspendue à un anneau, à une chaînette, à un ruban, à un collier, à un bracelet, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pendeloque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ̃d.lɔk\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pendeloque” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for pendeloque is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɑ̃d.lɔk\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pendeloque, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is pendeloque, spelled P-E-N-D-E-L-O-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Pièce de parure suspendue à un anneau, à une chaînette, à un ruban, à un collier, à un bracelet, etc.
- 2Morceaux de cristal ou de verre taillés qui sont attachés aux lustres.
- 3Excroissances de peau situées parfois sous le menton des chèvres.
- 4Appendice charnu au dessus du bec de certains oiseaux comme le dindon.
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.
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Using “pendeloque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-N-D-E-L-O-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɑ̃d.lɔk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.