tocade

\tɔ.kad\

/\tɔ.kad\/ noun

The verdict

“tocade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de toquade.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tocade · tocade · French

tocade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for tocade
PropertyValue
Headwordtocade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ.kad\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tocade » en français

tocadesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tocade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ.kad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de toquade.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tocade, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tocade, spelled T-O-C-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de toquade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle était si impatiente et si mal informée qu'elle rédigea une autre lettre pour leur expliquer qu'il n'y avait rien de semblable à ce prétendu climat d'agitation mais que tout était dû aux extravagances d'un beau-frère à elle dont le syndicalisme était actuellement la tocade comme, autrefois, l'avaient été les combats de coq et la navigation.
  2. Il était bien dans sa peau. C’est peut-être ce qui le rendait si séduisant pour Staline, dont les amitiés ressemblaient à des tocades et pouvaient, comme des tocades, virer rapidement à l’aigre.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tocade"?
"tocade" is spelled T-O-C-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ.kad\.
What does "tocade" mean?
As a noun, "tocade" means: Variante orthographique de toquade.
How do you pronounce "tocade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocade" is \tɔ.kad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocade" come from?
"tocade" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list