algonquien
\al.ɡɔ̃.kjɛ̃\
The verdict
“algonquien” 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) - Se dit d’une des grandes familles linguistiques amérindiennes d’Amérique du Nord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-algonquien · algonquien · French
algonquien · 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 | algonquien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \al.ɡɔ̃.kjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « algonquien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
algonquien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \al.ɡɔ̃.kjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for algonquien in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is algonquien, spelled A-L-G-O-N-Q-U-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se dit d’une des grandes familles linguistiques amérindiennes d’Amérique du Nord.
- 2Relatif à la grande famille de nations des Algonquiens.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how algonquien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le cri, l’ojibwa, le naskapi, l’attikamek et le micmac sont des langues algonquiennes.
Les langues algonquiennes dominent l’est du Canada, de la Nouvelle-Écosse aux rives de la baie d’Hudson et même au-delà, le cri étant la plus parlée d’entre elles. Il est toujours utilisé en famille par les deux tiers de ses 93 000 locuteurs.
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.