squatte

\skwat\

/\skwat\/ verb

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The verdict

“squatte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,547
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de squatter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-squatte · squatte · French

squatte · rank #41,547 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,547
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Springsteen

Nearest frequency peer: Springsteen (-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 « squatte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « squatte » 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).

squatte vs squatter
88% similar
squatte vs squat
71% similar
squatte vs square
71% similar

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

Key facts for squatte
PropertyValue
Headwordsquatte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\skwat\
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,547
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « squatte »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Springsteen » (#41,546), « statistics » (#41,548), « spatule » (#41,544). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « squatte » est au #41,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around squatte (IPA \skwat\), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,547 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for squatte, with forms such as "qsuatte", "sqautte", and "sqquatte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "squatter", "squat", "square", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is squatte, spelled S-Q-U-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de squatter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de squatter.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de squatter.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de squatter.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de squatter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans le coin où que ça squatte, que ça démolit pour faire du très cher, que ça trafiquaille et crève plus pourri qu’ailleurs…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qsuatte
  • sqautte
  • sqquatte
  • squate
  • squatet
  • squtate
  • ssquatte
  • suqatte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of squatte - 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.

qsuatte2sqautte2sqquatte1squate1squatet2squtate2ssquatte1suqatte2
Edit distance from "squatte"

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 "squatte"?
"squatte" is spelled S-Q-U-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \skwat\.
What does "squatte" mean?
As a verb, "squatte" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de squatter.
What words are commonly confused with "squatte"?
"squatte" is commonly confused with "squatter", "squat", "square". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "squatte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "squatte" is \skwat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "squatte" come from?
"squatte" 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 "squatte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spatule#41,544smileys#41,540supplié#41,555taliban#41,560

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

taquin8 variantsunième8 variantsviager8 variantsYassine8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list