calligraphie

\ka.li.ɡʁa.fi\

/\ka.li.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

The verdict

“calligraphie” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,680
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art de bien former les caractères d’écriture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-calligraphie · calligraphie · French

calligraphie · rank #29,680 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,680
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH californienne

Nearest frequency peer: californienne (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « calligraphie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « calligraphie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calligraphie
PropertyValue
Headwordcalligraphie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.li.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters12
Frequency rank#29,680
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « calligraphie »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.calligraphiese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « californienne » (#29,679), « cambrioleurs » (#29,681), « campe » (#29,682). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « calligraphie » est au #29,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around calligraphie (IPA \ka.li.ɡʁa.fi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,680 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for calligraphie, with forms such as "aclligraphie", "caligraphie", and "calilgraphie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is calligraphie, spelled C-A-L-L-I-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art de bien former les caractères d’écriture.
  2. 2
    Écriture formée de ces beaux caractères.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le bushman prit la lettre que lui présentait son compagnon. Il la tourna et la retourna en homme peu familiarisé avec les mystères de la calligraphie.
  2. En Sibérie, le lieutenant-colonel apprit, pour tuer le temps, le calcul et la calligraphie au Breton, ….

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclligraphie
  • caligraphie
  • calilgraphie
  • callgiraphie
  • calligarphie
  • calliggraphie
  • calligrahpie
  • calligraphei
  • calligraphhie
  • calligrapihe
  • calligrapphie
  • calligrpahie
  • calligrraphie
  • callirgaphie
  • ccalligraphie
  • claligraphie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calligraphie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aclligraphie2caligraphie1calilgraphie2callgiraphie2calligarphie2calliggraphie1calligrahpie2calligraphei2
Edit distance from "calligraphie"

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 "calligraphie"?
"calligraphie" is spelled C-A-L-L-I-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.li.ɡʁa.fi\.
What does "calligraphie" mean?
As a noun, "calligraphie" means: Art de bien former les caractères d’écriture.
What are common misspellings of "calligraphie"?
Common misspellings include "aclligraphie", "caligraphie", "calilgraphie", "callgiraphie", "calligarphie". The correct spelling is "calligraphie".
How do you pronounce "calligraphie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calligraphie" is \ka.li.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calligraphie" come from?
"calligraphie" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "calligraphie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list