pétarde
\pe.taʁd\
The verdict
“pétarde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fusil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petarde · pétarde · French
pétarde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | pétarde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pe.taʁd\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pétarde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pétarde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.taʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fusil.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pétarde in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pétarde, spelled P-É-T-A-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1Fusil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pétarde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et il pousse la crosse d'une pétarde au canon roux.
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.