adelphique
\a.dɛl.fik\
The verdict
“adelphique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fraternel et sororal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-adelphique · adelphique · French
adelphique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | adelphique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.dɛl.fik\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « adelphique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
adelphique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.dɛl.fik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for adelphique in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is adelphique, spelled A-D-E-L-P-H-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Fraternel et sororal.
- 2Entre frères et sœurs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adelphique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le mode de succession par ordre de primogéniture des branches collatérales (adelphiques) semble soustraire les communautés vezo d’une quelconque compétition et rivalité dans l’exercice du pouvoir.
La gémellité illustre, en plus des variations des rapports adelphiques, l’effet de couple, d’une portée universelle.
This word in other languages
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.