analepse
\a.na.lɛps\
The verdict
“analepse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Retour en arrière dans une ligne narratrice.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | analepse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.na.lɛps\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “analepse” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
analepse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.na.lɛps\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Retour en arrière dans une ligne narratrice.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for analepse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is analepse, spelled A-N-A-L-E-P-S-E.
Definition
- 1Retour en arrière dans une ligne narratrice.
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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.
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Using “analepse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-N-A-L-E-P-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.na.lɛps\ (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.