andrinople

\ɑ̃.dʁi.nɔpl\

/\ɑ̃.dʁi.nɔpl\/ noun

The verdict

“andrinople” is uncommon French (frequency #66,485 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,485
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teinture correspondant au rouge de garance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-andrinople · andrinople · French

andrinople · rank #66,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,485
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amma

Nearest frequency peer: amma (-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 « andrinople »

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 « andrinople » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for andrinople
PropertyValue
Headwordandrinople
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.dʁi.nɔpl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « andrinople » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.andrinopletombe 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: « amma » (#66,484), « annunzio » (#66,486), « americano » (#66,483). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « andrinople » est au #66,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

andrinople is uncommon French at frequency #66,485 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.dʁi.nɔpl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for andrinople, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is andrinople, spelled A-N-D-R-I-N-O-P-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teinture correspondant au rouge de garance.
  2. 2
    Sorte d’étoffe de coton teinte en rouge d’Andrinople.
  3. 3
    Couleur rouge intense de cette teinture et de cette étoffe. #a91101

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le long des murs s’alignent des tabourets au point de croix où repose soit l’horrible chat dont les yeux sont faits de quatre points verts, un noir au milieu, soit le chien, à dos rouge et à pattes violâtres, qui laisse pendre une langue couleur d’andrinople.
  2. Sous les rideaux d’andrinople, le lit étroit et haut, le lit bourré de plume, bouffi d’oreillers en duvet d’oie, le lit où aboutit cette journée toute fumante de sueur, d’encens, d’haleine de bétail, de vapeur de sauces…

Synonyms

rouge turc

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); 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 "andrinople"?
"andrinople" is spelled A-N-D-R-I-N-O-P-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.dʁi.nɔpl\.
What does "andrinople" mean?
As a noun, "andrinople" means: Teinture correspondant au rouge de garance.
How do you pronounce "andrinople"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "andrinople" is \ɑ̃.dʁi.nɔpl\. 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 "andrinople", 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