satay
\sa.tɛ\
The verdict
“satay” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condiment d’Asie du Sud-Est composé de cacahuètes, de piments, d’oignons, de tomate et de broyat de crevettes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-satay · satay · French
satay · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | satay |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.tɛ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « satay » en français
Rare enough to double-check
satay is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.tɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for satay, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is satay, spelled S-A-T-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Condiment d’Asie du Sud-Est composé de cacahuètes, de piments, d’oignons, de tomate et de broyat de crevettes.
- 2Plat malais d’Indonésie et de Malaisie composé de petits morceaux de poulet ou de bœuf braisés et mis en brochette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how satay appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis ajoutez le sucre roux, le curcuma, le satay, la sauce soja et le beurre de cacahuète.
Ce café là-bas vend du nasi lemak chaud, et aussi du curry, du satay, du riz au curcuma, et même du satay de porc.
This word in other languages
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.