allélique

\a.le.lik\

/\a.le.lik\/ adj

The verdict

“allélique” 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 aux allèles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allelique · allélique · French

allélique · 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.

Key facts for allélique
PropertyValue
Headwordallélique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.le.lik\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « allélique » en français

alléliquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allélique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.le.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux allèles.".

No misspelling variants are generated for allélique in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is allélique, spelled A-L-L-É-L-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux allèles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La variation allélique est due à de légères différences dans la chaîne d’acides nucléiques qui constitue le gène – généralement conséquence de la substitution d’un nucléotide par un autre, appelée polymorphisme nucléotidique (SNP).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allélique"?
"allélique" is spelled A-L-L-É-L-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.le.lik\.
What does "allélique" mean?
As an adjective, "allélique" means: Relatif aux allèles.
How do you pronounce "allélique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allélique" is \a.le.lik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allélique" come from?
"allélique" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list