antonymie

\ɑ̃.tɔ.ni.mi\

/\ɑ̃.tɔ.ni.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“antonymie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Caractère des mots qui sont de sens contraire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-antonymie · antonymie · French

antonymie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for antonymie
PropertyValue
Headwordantonymie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tɔ.ni.mi\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « antonymie » en français

antonymiesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antonymie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.tɔ.ni.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractère des mots qui sont de sens contraire.".

antonymie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is antonymie, spelled A-N-T-O-N-Y-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère des mots qui sont de sens contraire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Comme pour les relations de synonymie, on ne peut parler de relations dʼantonymie que pour les expressions en usage au sein dʼune même communauté géographique de francophones.
  2. L’incohérence du groupe des « animaux » est masquée par sa relation d’antonymie avec le groupe des humains, beaucoup plus homogène puisque regroupant des individus d’une seule espèce.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antonymie"?
"antonymie" is spelled A-N-T-O-N-Y-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɔ.ni.mi\.
What does "antonymie" mean?
As a noun, "antonymie" means: Caractère des mots qui sont de sens contraire.
How do you pronounce "antonymie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antonymie" is \ɑ̃.tɔ.ni.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antonymie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list