racquet
\ʁa.kɛ\
The verdict
“racquet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - L'un des noms vulgaires du grèbe, et plus spécialement du grèbe huppé (Podiceps cristatus) et du grèbe castagneux (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
Corpus desk
Index FR-racquet · racquet · French
racquet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | racquet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁa.kɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « racquet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
racquet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.kɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "L'un des noms vulgaires du grèbe, et plus spécialement du grèbe huppé (Podiceps cristatus) et du grèbe castagneux (Tachybaptus ruficollis).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for racquet, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is racquet, spelled R-A-C-Q-U-E-T.
Definition
- 1L'un des noms vulgaires du grèbe, et plus spécialement du grèbe huppé (Podiceps cristatus) et du grèbe castagneux (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
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.