qajaq
\ka.jak\
The verdict
“qajaq” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kayak, en particulier le kayak traditionnel fait en peau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-qajaq · qajaq · French
qajaq · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | qajaq |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.jak\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « qajaq » en français
Rare enough to double-check
qajaq is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.jak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kayak, en particulier le kayak traditionnel fait en peau.".
No misspelling variants are generated for qajaq in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is qajaq, spelled Q-A-J-A-Q.
Definition
- 1Kayak, en particulier le kayak traditionnel fait en peau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how qajaq appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En marge, de nombreux objets culturels y sont exposés et analysés, notamment un qajaq, embarcation traditionnelle, mais aussi des sculptures de pierre à savon, des crânes d’ours, des outils de chasse et de découpe…
Ce nouvel établissement de classe mondiale permettra, entre autres, aux visiteurs d’admirer un qajaq construit par la Société Qajakkut.
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.