scraps

\skʁap\

/\skʁap\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Débris de caoutchouc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scraps · scraps · French

scraps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for scraps
PropertyValue
Headwordscraps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skʁap\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « scraps » en français

scrapsreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

scraps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \skʁap\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Débris de caoutchouc.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for scraps in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 scraps, spelled S-C-R-A-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Débris de caoutchouc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce cube était composé de scraps de fort belle qualité, simplement amassé et non agglutiné, …
  2. Convenablement traité et pur il est susceptible de se vendre au même prix que les scraps d'Hévéa de plantation

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scraps"?
"scraps" is spelled S-C-R-A-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \skʁap\.
What does "scraps" mean?
As a noun, "scraps" means: Débris de caoutchouc.
How do you pronounce "scraps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scraps" is \skʁap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scraps" come from?
"scraps" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list