squat

\skwat\

/\skwat\/ noun

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The verdict

“squat” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,696. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,696
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Logement occupé par une ou plusieurs personnes ne possédant ni titre de propriété ni bail.

Corpus desk

Index FR-squat · squat · French

squat · rank #23,696 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,696
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH squad

Nearest frequency peer: squad (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « squat »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « squat » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

squat vs suit
60% similar
squat vs stat
60% similar
squat vs SWAT
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for squat
PropertyValue
Headwordsquat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skwat\
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,696
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « squat »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).squatse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « squad » (#23,695), « statistiquement » (#23,697), « sox » (#23,694). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « squat » est au #23,696. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around squat (IPA \skwat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,696 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for squat, with forms such as "qsuat", "sqaut", and "sqquat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "suit", "stat", "SWAT", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 squat, spelled S-Q-U-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Logement occupé par une ou plusieurs personnes ne possédant ni titre de propriété ni bail.
  2. 2
    Phénomène de surenfoncement d’un navire en route.
  3. 3
    Mouvement de musculation consistant à exécuter des flexions des jambes, en portant une barre lestée sur les épaules.
  4. 4
    Position sexuelle où la femme est accroupie sur l’homme, face à lui.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le squat est une forme d’auto-organisation dans la précarité, une échappatoire face à la violence de la rue, et pour certains à l’assistanat, la stigmatisation et l’isolement relationnel.
  2. Ils vivent dans des conditions misérables à la périphérie des villes, en général dans des squats assez insalubres.

This word in other languages

squat(English)okupa(Español)besetztes Haus(Deutsch)ocupação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qsuat
  • sqaut
  • sqquat
  • squatt
  • squta
  • ssquat
  • suqat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of squat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qsuat2sqaut2sqquat1squatt1squta2ssquat1suqat2
Edit distance from "squat"

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 "squat"?
"squat" is spelled S-Q-U-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \skwat\.
What does "squat" mean?
As a noun, "squat" means: Logement occupé par une ou plusieurs personnes ne possédant ni titre de propriété ni bail.
What words are commonly confused with "squat"?
"squat" is commonly confused with "suit", "stat", "SWAT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "squat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "squat" is \skwat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "squat" come from?
"squat" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "squat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

squad#23,695tempe#23,706tibia#23,709totem#23,713

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Xiaomi7 variantsémail7 variantsabdos7 variantsaccros7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list