alphabétique

\al.fa.be.tik\

/\al.fa.be.tik\/ adj

The verdict

“alphabétique” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #14,845 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#14,845
frequency rank, French
12
letters
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est selon l’ordre de l’alphabet.

Key facts for alphabétique
PropertyValue
Headwordalphabétique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\al.fa.be.tik\
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,845
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alphabétique” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). alphabétique lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for alphabétique is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \al.fa.be.tik\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,845 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui est selon l’ordre de l’alphabet.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for alphabétique, with forms such as "alhpabétique", "allphabétique", and "alpahbétique". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is alphabétique, spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-É-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est selon l’ordre de l’alphabet.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alhpabétique,allphabétique,alpahbétique,alphabbétique,alphabetique,alphabtéique,alphabéitque,alphabétiqeu,alphabétiqque,alphabétiuqe,alphabétqiue,alphabéttique,alphaébtique,alphbaétique,alphhabétique,alpphabétique,aplhabétique,laphabétique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alphabétique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alhpabétique2allphabétique1alpahbétique2alphabbétique1alphabetique1alphabtéique2alphabéitque2alphabétiqeu2
Edit distance from "alphabétique"

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 "alphabétique"?
"alphabétique" is spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-É-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \al.fa.be.tik\.
What does "alphabétique" mean?
As an adjective, "alphabétique" means: Qui est selon l’ordre de l’alphabet.
What are common misspellings of "alphabétique"?
Common misspellings include "alhpabétique", "allphabétique", "alpahbétique", "alphabbétique", "alphabetique". The correct spelling is "alphabétique".
How do you pronounce "alphabétique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alphabétique" is \al.fa.be.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alphabétique" come from?
"alphabétique" 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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Using “alphabétique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-L-P-H-A-B-É-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \al.fa.be.tik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list