Allobroges

\a.lɔ.bʁɔʒ\

/\a.lɔ.bʁɔʒ\/ name

The verdict

“Allobroges” is uncommon French (frequency #76,297 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,297
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peuple de l’ancienne Gaule, occupant les actuels Dauphiné et Savoie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allobroges · Allobroges · French

Allobroges · rank #76,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,297
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH allongea

Nearest frequency peer: allongea (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Allobroges »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Allobroges » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Allobroges
PropertyValue
HeadwordAllobroges
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\a.lɔ.bʁɔʒ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Allobroges » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Allobrogestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « allongea » (#76,298), « alarmée » (#76,295), « alou » (#76,299). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Allobroges » est au #76,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Allobroges is uncommon French at frequency #76,297 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \a.lɔ.bʁɔʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peuple de l’ancienne Gaule, occupant les actuels Dauphiné et Savoie.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Allobroges in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Allobroges, spelled A-L-L-O-B-R-O-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peuple de l’ancienne Gaule, occupant les actuels Dauphiné et Savoie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le territoire des Allobroges s'étendait sur la plus grande partie des pays qui seront nommés plus tard la Sapaudia (le « pays des sapins » qui deviendra la Savoie) et au nord de l'Isère.
  2. Vienne fut l’un des centres des Allobroges, peuplades gauloises rebelles. Soumise par Rome, elle devint l’une de ses plus importantes colonies.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Allobroges"?
"Allobroges" is spelled A-L-L-O-B-R-O-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɔ.bʁɔʒ\.
What does "Allobroges" mean?
As a proper noun, "Allobroges" means: Peuple de l’ancienne Gaule, occupant les actuels Dauphiné et Savoie.
How do you pronounce "Allobroges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Allobroges" is \a.lɔ.bʁɔʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Allobroges", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list