R.4

\ɛʁ katʁ\

/\ɛʁ katʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“R.4” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voiture automobile produite par Renault de 1961 à 1995.

Corpus desk

Index FR-r-4 · R.4 · French

R.4 · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 R.4
PropertyValue
HeadwordR.4
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛʁ katʁ\
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « R.4 » en français

R.4reste 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

R.4 is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ katʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voiture automobile produite par Renault de 1961 à 1995.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for R.4 in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is R.4, spelled R-.-4.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voiture automobile produite par Renault de 1961 à 1995.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how R.4 appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il allait vendre sa Citroën et acheter une R.4 à tempérament.

Synonyms

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 "R.4"?
"R.4" is spelled R-.-4. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛʁ katʁ\.
What does "R.4" mean?
As a noun, "R.4" means: Voiture automobile produite par Renault de 1961 à 1995.
How do you pronounce "R.4"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "R.4" is \ɛʁ katʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "R.4" come from?
"R.4" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list