skua
\skɥa\
The verdict
“skua” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand labbe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-skua · skua · French
skua · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | skua |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \skɥa\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « skua » en français
Rare enough to double-check
skua is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \skɥa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for skua, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is skua, spelled S-K-U-A.
Definition
- 1Grand labbe.
- 2Personne qui mange beaucoup ^([1]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how skua appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le skua est un oiseau de couleur brun sombre ressemblant à nos corneilles et d’une taille à peu près identique : il est très féroce car c’est un oiseau de proie.
Devant tant de ressources, les prédateurs rôdent : les skuas, appelés aussi labbes antarctiques, virevoltent au-dessus des colonies de manchots à l’affût de poussins égarés, plus au large les léopards de mer et les orques attendent le passage des manchots, ce sont les lois de la nature.
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.