alphabète
\al.fa.bɛt\
The verdict
“alphabète” 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) - Qui sait lire et écrire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alphabete · alphabète · French
alphabète · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | alphabète |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \al.fa.bɛt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alphabète » en français
Rare enough to double-check
alphabète is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \al.fa.bɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui sait lire et écrire.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alphabète, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is alphabète, spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-È-T-E.
Definition
- 1Qui sait lire et écrire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alphabète appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout ce que la Mouftaga comptait d’humanité pensante, alphabète et déchiffratoire se rua sur les publications vite renouvelées.
Parfois, est réputé alphabète celui qui sait lire et écrire son nom. Ces critères assez simplistes se reflètent encore parfois, de nos jours, soit dans les programmes d’alphabétisation, soit dans la détermination des dimensions du problème de l’analphabétisme.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.