alcyonien
\al.sjɔ.njɛ̃\
The verdict
“alcyonien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à l’alcyon, au martin-pêcheur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alcyonien · alcyonien · French
alcyonien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | alcyonien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \al.sjɔ.njɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
alcyonien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \al.sjɔ.njɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
alcyonien doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is alcyonien, spelled A-L-C-Y-O-N-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif à l’alcyon, au martin-pêcheur.
- 2Tranquille, paisible, serein.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alcyonien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les heures alcyoniennes de Béduer lui laissent le regret poignant de ce qui aurait pu être et n’a pas été ; …
Cette dernière, étant donné le sens péjoratif que Nietzsche accentue ici, signifie de plus que de cette pétrification ne sortira jamais un papillon léger, alcyonien, une merveille éphémère et leurrante de couleurs, la bonne bigarrure.
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.