stare

\stɛər\

/\stɛər\/ noun

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The verdict

“stare” is uncommon French (frequency #86,204 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,204
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regard fixe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stare · stare · French

stare · rank #86,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,204
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH stalag

Nearest frequency peer: stalag (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « stare »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « stare » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stare
PropertyValue
Headwordstare
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stɛər\
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « stare » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).staretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « stalag » (#86,203), « statuera » (#86,205), « stagnant » (#86,202). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stare » est au #86,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stare is uncommon French at frequency #86,204 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \stɛər\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regard fixe.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for stare in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is stare, spelled S-T-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regard fixe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He was always subject to stares, due to his outlandish behavior.

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 "stare"?
"stare" is spelled S-T-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \stɛər\.
What does "stare" mean?
As a noun, "stare" means: Regard fixe.
How do you pronounce "stare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stare" is \stɛər\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stare" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

stucs#86,211suant#86,213slope#86,190swell#86,220

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list