rak
\ˈrɑːk\
The verdict
“rak” is uncommon French (frequency #69,353 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,353
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Car.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rak · rak · French
rak · rank #69,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,353
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH raglan
Nearest frequency peer: raglan (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rak”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- radiologiqu…
radiologiques
30,651 corpus weight
- raglan
raglan
30,649 corpus weight
- rak
rak
30,648 corpus weight
- ramification
ramification
30,647 corpus weight
- Ramiro
Ramiro
30,646 corpus weight
- rangements
rangements
30,645 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rak” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rak |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \ˈrɑːk\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #69,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rak” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rak is uncommon French at frequency #69,353 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \ˈrɑːk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Car.".
No misspelling variants are generated for rak in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rak, spelled R-A-K.
Definition
- 1Car.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rak an neb en deus cʼhoant da lazhañ e gi a gav atav ur cʼhleñved bennak dezhañ.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rak", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.