capitale de la soie
\ka.pi.tal də la swa\
The verdict
“capitale de la soie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lyon (ville).
Corpus desk
Index FR-capitale-de-la-soie · capitale de la soie · French
capitale de la soie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capitale de la soie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.pi.tal də la swa\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « capitale de la soie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
capitale de la soie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.pi.tal də la swa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lyon (ville).".
capitale de la soie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is capitale de la soie, spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-E- -D-E- -L-A- -S-O-I-E.
Definition
- 1Lyon (ville).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how capitale de la soie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Or une grave question soulevait les discussions depuis plusieurs années, dans la capitale de la soie : l’emplacement des « débarcadères » du chemin de fer. Il n’y a pas lieu de l’étudier ici, mais, très rapidement, la lutte fut circonscrite entre deux emplacements : celui des Brotteaux, sur la rive gauche du Rhône, – celui de Perrache, au confluent entre…
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