rencard

\ʁɑ̃.kaʁ\

/\ʁɑ̃.kaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rencard” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,939
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renseignement confidentiel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rencard · rencard · French

rencard · rank #27,939 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,939
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH remorques

Nearest frequency peer: remorques (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rencard »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rencard » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rencard vs retard
71% similar
rencard vs Ricard
57% similar
rencard vs Rocard
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rencard
PropertyValue
Headwordrencard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.kaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,939
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rencard »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.rencardse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « remorques » (#27,938), « repassé » (#27,940), « remarquent » (#27,937). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rencard » est au #27,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around rencard (IPA \ʁɑ̃.kaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,939 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rencard, with forms such as "erncard", "recnard", and "renacrd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "retard", "Ricard", "Rocard", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is rencard, spelled R-E-N-C-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renseignement confidentiel.
  2. 2
    Rendez-vous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rencard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Faire un rencard.
  2. Toute la Cour était au rencard pour la noce à Dagobuche.

This word in other languages

rendezvous(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erncard
  • recnard
  • renacrd
  • rencadr
  • rencardd
  • rencarrd
  • renccard
  • rencrad
  • renncard
  • rnecard
  • rrencard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rencard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erncard2recnard2renacrd2rencadr2rencardd1rencarrd1renccard1rencrad2
Edit distance from "rencard"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rencard"?
"rencard" is spelled R-E-N-C-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.kaʁ\.
What does "rencard" mean?
As a noun, "rencard" means: Renseignement confidentiel.
What words are commonly confused with "rencard"?
"rencard" is commonly confused with "retard", "Ricard", "Rocard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rencard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rencard" is \ʁɑ̃.kaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rencard" come from?
"rencard" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rencard", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repassé#27,940rigolez#27,947ringard#27,948pécheur#27,923

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

repoussés11 variantsprivant11 variantsschisme11 variantssifflets11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list