racaille
French, noun/ʁa.kaj/
racaille is spelled R-A-C-A-I-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,679th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Racaille is a French feminine noun meaning “people, mainly young, who engage in antisocial behaviour; rabble, riffraff; rascals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des individus mauvais, appartenant à la partie la plus pauvre, la plus basse ou la plus méprisée du…”.
What does racaille mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininepeople, mainly young, who engage in antisocial behaviour; rabble, riffraff; rascals
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des individus mauvais, appartenant à la partie la plus pauvre, la plus basse ou la plus méprisée du peuple. 2. Personnage issu de ce groupe d’individus.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la partie la plus pauvre, la plus basse ou la plus méprisée du peuple.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of racaille
- racailles plural
- caillera alternative
- kaïra alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce racaille?
- /ʁa.kaj/
- /ʁa.kɑj/
- \ʁa.kaj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to racaille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is racaille in French?
racaille appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).