racontage
\ʁa.kɔ̃.taʒ\
The verdict
“racontage” 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) - Discours frivole ; conte vain et ridicule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-racontage · racontage · French
racontage · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | racontage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁa.kɔ̃.taʒ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « racontage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
racontage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.kɔ̃.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
racontage has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is racontage, spelled R-A-C-O-N-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Discours frivole ; conte vain et ridicule.
- 2Discours du conteur, racontar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how racontage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une des commères, la Bougeaille, était celle qui se trouvait au Plat d’étain lorsqu’un territorial y avait colporté des racontages sur quelques femmes restées dans l’Aisne envahie.
C'est un peu ça, le racontage de l'ami Rippon : la promenade d'un poète à travers un monde créole finissant, où chaque phrase est un joyau, un miroir étincelant que l'on promène sur de vieux chemins oubliés, où s'est joué notre vie à tous.
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.