adelphal
\a.dɛl.fal\
The verdict
“adelphal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux adelphes, fraternel, sororel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-adelphal · adelphal · French
adelphal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adelphal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.dɛl.fal\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « adelphal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
adelphal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.dɛl.fal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux adelphes, fraternel, sororel.".
Zero misspellings are on record for adelphal in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is adelphal, spelled A-D-E-L-P-H-A-L.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux adelphes, fraternel, sororel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adelphal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Eh bien ! moi, je ne suis pas votre sœur. Et cet aveu, elle le jeta, comme le grand mot qui devait faire reculer Nergal et détruire l’innocence du prétexte adelphal ; elle le jeta, en se penchant, d’un souffle chaud, frémissante des bras et des seins : […].
L’un des plus qualifiés d’entre eux m’a envoyé une réponse dont je n’ai garde de modifier une syllabe : La jubilaire sodalité dont Maurice Barrés et quelques poètes saluèrent la gloire de Jean Moréas fit une fête grave et adelphale.
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