rascasse volante

\ʁas.kas vɔ.lɑ̃t\

/\ʁas.kas vɔ.lɑ̃t\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de poisson osseux marin venimeux surtout de l’Indo-Pacifique, aux nageoires pectorales développées comme des ailes, avec des bandes de couleurs différentes.

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Index FR-rascasse-volante · rascasse volante · French

rascasse volante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 rascasse volante
PropertyValue
Headwordrascasse volante
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁas.kas vɔ.lɑ̃t\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rascasse volante” sits in French frequency

rascasse volante falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rascasse volante is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁas.kas vɔ.lɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de poisson osseux marin venimeux surtout de l’Indo-Pacifique, aux nageoires pectorales développées comme des ailes, avec des bandes de couleurs différentes.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rascasse volante, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rascasse volante, spelled R-A-S-C-A-S-S-E- -V-O-L-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de poisson osseux marin venimeux surtout de l’Indo-Pacifique, aux nageoires pectorales développées comme des ailes, avec des bandes de couleurs différentes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rascasse volante"?
"rascasse volante" is spelled R-A-S-C-A-S-S-E- -V-O-L-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁas.kas vɔ.lɑ̃t\.
What does "rascasse volante" mean?
As a noun, "rascasse volante" means: Espèce de poisson osseux marin venimeux surtout de l’Indo-Pacifique, aux nageoires pectorales développées comme des ailes, avec des bandes de couleurs différentes.
How do you pronounce "rascasse volante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rascasse volante" is \ʁas.kas vɔ.lɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rascasse volante" come from?
"rascasse volante" 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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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list