caractère spécial
\ka.ʁak.tɛʁ spe.sjal\
The verdict
“caractère spécial” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caractère qui n’est pas alphanumérique, ni caractère de contrôle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caractère spécial |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ʁak.tɛʁ spe.sjal\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caractère spécial” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caractère spécial is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ʁak.tɛʁ spe.sjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractère qui n’est pas alphanumérique, ni caractère de contrôle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for caractère spécial, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is caractère spécial, spelled C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E- -S-P-É-C-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Caractère qui n’est pas alphanumérique, ni caractère de contrôle.
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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Using “caractère spécial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E- -S-P-É-C-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.ʁak.tɛʁ spe.sjal\ (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
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.