traquant

\tʁa.kɑ̃\

/\tʁa.kɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“traquant” is uncommon French (frequency #72,807 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,807
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de traquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-traquant · traquant · French

traquant · rank #72,807 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,807
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH treat

Nearest frequency peer: treat (+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 « traquant »

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 « traquant » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for traquant
PropertyValue
Headwordtraquant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁa.kɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,807
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « traquant » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.traquanttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « treat » (#72,808), « transalpine » (#72,805), « trésoriers » (#72,809). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « traquant » est au #72,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traquant is uncommon French at frequency #72,807 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁa.kɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent de traquer.".

No misspelling variants are generated for traquant in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is traquant, spelled T-R-A-Q-U-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de traquer.

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 "traquant"?
"traquant" is spelled T-R-A-Q-U-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁa.kɑ̃\.
What does "traquant" mean?
As a verb, "traquant" means: Participe présent de traquer.
How do you pronounce "traquant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traquant" is \tʁa.kɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traquant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

uchronie#72,812tourteau#72,801vainquit#72,816Valerius#72,817

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list