audioguide

\o.djo.ɡid\

/\o.djo.ɡid\/ noun

The verdict

“audioguide” is uncommon French (frequency #96,632 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,632
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - L’audioguide est un appareil audio portatif (un baladeur) que l'on peut louer, fournissant des commentaires/des explications sur les œuvres d’art d'un musée, les pièces d’un château, etc, comme le ...

Key facts for audioguide
PropertyValue
Headwordaudioguide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.djo.ɡid\
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,632
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “audioguide” 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). audioguide lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

audioguide is uncommon French at frequency #96,632 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.djo.ɡid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for audioguide, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is audioguide, spelled A-U-D-I-O-G-U-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    L’audioguide est un appareil audio portatif (un baladeur) que l'on peut louer, fournissant des commentaires/des explications sur les œuvres d’art d'un musée, les pièces d’un château, etc, comme le ferait un vrai guide. Cet appareil est constitué de deux objets : la manette qui permet plusieurs fonctions, par exemple, le choix du commentaire, la langue, le volume, etc. et le casque audio, par l’intermédiaire duquel la personne reçoit l’information. L'audioguide peut être aussi une simple manette sur laquelle on règle les fonctions et que l'on porte ensuite à l'oreille pour écouter les commentaires; en somme comme un téléphone portable.
  2. 2
    L’audioguide est une application (app) téléchargeable et utilisable sur les nouveaux médias (smartphones, tablettes, etc.), qui permet l'écoute de commentaires sur les œuvres d'art, etc. lors d'une visite d'un musée, d'un monument historique, etc.

Synonyms

guide audio

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 "audioguide"?
"audioguide" is spelled A-U-D-I-O-G-U-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.djo.ɡid\.
What does "audioguide" mean?
As a noun, "audioguide" means: L’audioguide est un appareil audio portatif (un baladeur) que l'on peut louer, fournissant des commentaires/des explications sur les œuvres d’art d'un musée, les pièces d’un château, etc, comme le ...
How do you pronounce "audioguide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "audioguide" is \o.djo.ɡid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "audioguide" come from?
"audioguide" 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 “audioguide”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-U-D-I-O-G-U-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o.djo.ɡid\ (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list