apollinien

\a.pɔ.li.njɛ̃\

/\a.pɔ.li.njɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“apollinien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relatif à Apollon, le dieu du soleil et des arts.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apollinien · apollinien · French

apollinien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 apollinien
PropertyValue
Headwordapollinien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.pɔ.li.njɛ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apollinien” sits in French frequency

apollinien falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

apollinien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.pɔ.li.njɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for apollinien, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is apollinien, spelled A-P-O-L-L-I-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à Apollon, le dieu du soleil et des arts.
  2. 2
    Qui vise la perfection, l’esthétisme, la beauté pure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le mythe apollinien.
  2. Le jeu d’ego consiste à se trouver génial en concordance avec les idéaux apolliniens de l’olympisme moderne.

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apollinien"?
"apollinien" is spelled A-P-O-L-L-I-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pɔ.li.njɛ̃\.
What does "apollinien" mean?
As an adjective, "apollinien" means: Relatif à Apollon, le dieu du soleil et des arts.
How do you pronounce "apollinien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apollinien" is \a.pɔ.li.njɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apollinien" come from?
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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