pentacle
\pɛ̃.takl\
The verdict
“pentacle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme géométrique, très souvent à base d’un pentagramme, accompagnée d’inscriptions à valeur ésotérique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pentacle · pentacle · French
pentacle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pentacle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛ̃.takl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pentacle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pentacle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ̃.takl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme géométrique, très souvent à base d’un pentagramme, accompagnée d’inscriptions à valeur ésotérique.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pentacle, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pentacle, spelled P-E-N-T-A-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Forme géométrique, très souvent à base d’un pentagramme, accompagnée d’inscriptions à valeur ésotérique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pentacle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un pentacle est une étoile à cinq branches inscrite dans un cercle.
Le rabbin Sichem, le dernier kabaliste […] lui donna les pentacles suprêmes et lui communiqua le secret arcane qui ne s’écrit jamais.
This word in other languages
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.