pique-nique
\pik.nik\
The verdict
“pique-nique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repas à base de plats froids et pris en plein air.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pique-nique · pique-nique · French
pique-nique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | pique-nique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pik.nik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pique-nique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pik.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pique-nique, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pique-nique, spelled P-I-Q-U-E---N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Repas à base de plats froids et pris en plein air.
- 2Repas dans lequel chacun paie son écot ou apporte son plat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pique-nique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…], il fut convenu qu’ils feraient à quatre une joyeuse partie de campagne, et qu’après un pique-nique on passerait indolemment l’après-midi sous les arbres et dans les fougères des bois situés entre Ashford et Maidstone.
Peut-être aussi se rendait-elle compte que les petites robes de fantaisie qu’elle avait faites exprès pour ce voyage convenaient davantage à un pique-nique sur les bords de la Marne.
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.