shake-hand
The verdict
“shake-hand” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poignée de main.
Corpus desk
Index FR-shake-hand · shake-hand · French
shake-hand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | shake-hand |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « shake-hand » en français
Rare enough to double-check
shake-hand is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poignée de main.".
shake-hand doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is shake-hand, spelled S-H-A-K-E---H-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Poignée de main.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shake-hand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je baisai la main ornée que Clothilde me tendit et gratifiai Louis-Pierre d’un vigoureux shake-hand.
Mais le prince l'arrêta net d'un vigoureux shake-hand.
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.