wasp

\wɑsp\

/\wɑsp\/ noun

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The verdict

“wasp” is uncommon French (frequency #53,697 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,697
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-wasp · wasp · French

wasp · rank #53,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,697
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH wants

Nearest frequency peer: wants (-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 « wasp »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wasp
PropertyValue
Headwordwasp
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wɑsp\
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wasp » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.wasptombe 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: « wants » (#53,696), « webzine » (#53,698), « xa » (#53,699). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « wasp » est au #53,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wasp is uncommon French at frequency #53,697 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \wɑsp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Guêpe.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wasp, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is wasp, spelled W-A-S-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Guêpe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

végé#53,692yuko#53,702UdeM#53,679trim#53,671

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list