quimpette

\kɛ̃.pɛt\

/\kɛ̃.pɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“quimpette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casquette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quimpette · quimpette · French

quimpette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for quimpette
PropertyValue
Headwordquimpette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛ̃.pɛt\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quimpette » en français

quimpettereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quimpette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛ̃.pɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Casquette.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quimpette, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is quimpette, spelled Q-U-I-M-P-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Casquette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how quimpette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’ivrogne du pays, qui s’est rapproché, affirme sous la visière de sa quimpette de marinier que les femmes sérieuses n’existent pas.
  2. Le redoublement consonantique est très usuel en Italie, au point que je ne crois pas que je doive mettre un astérisque à vvada nullement plus surprenant que des quimpette (gapette, casquette), jinjin (jaja, vin), quimper (camper, tomber) et bien d’autres prononcés populaires français ….

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quimpette"?
"quimpette" is spelled Q-U-I-M-P-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛ̃.pɛt\.
What does "quimpette" mean?
As a noun, "quimpette" means: Casquette.
How do you pronounce "quimpette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quimpette" is \kɛ̃.pɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quimpette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list