spaak

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“spaak” is uncommon French (frequency #80,664 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,664
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rayon.

Key facts for spaak
PropertyValue
Headwordspaak
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spaak” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spaak lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spaak is uncommon French at frequency #80,664 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spaak, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is spaak, spelled S-P-A-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rayon.
  2. 2
    Levier, manivelle, barre.

Synonyms

hefboomkoevoetzwengel

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 "spaak"?
"spaak" is spelled S-P-A-A-K.
What does "spaak" mean?
As a noun, "spaak" means: Rayon.
What language does "spaak" come from?
"spaak" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “spaak”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-P-A-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list