cariatide

\ka.ʁja.tid\

/\ka.ʁja.tid\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom des figures employées par les architectes, au lieu de colonnes ou de pilastres, pour servir de soutien à une architrave qu’elles portent sur leur tête.

Key facts for cariatide
PropertyValue
Headwordcariatide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʁja.tid\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cariatide” sits in French frequency

cariatide 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

cariatide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ʁja.tid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cariatide in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 cariatide, spelled C-A-R-I-A-T-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom des figures employées par les architectes, au lieu de colonnes ou de pilastres, pour servir de soutien à une architrave qu’elles portent sur leur tête.
  2. 2
    Ordre d’architecture dans lequel les cariatides sont employées au lieu de colonnes.
  3. 3
    Danse lacédémonienne en l’honneur de Diane.

This word in other languages

caryatid(English)cariátide(Español)Karyatide(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cariatide"?
"cariatide" is spelled C-A-R-I-A-T-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁja.tid\.
What does "cariatide" mean?
As a noun, "cariatide" means: Nom des figures employées par les architectes, au lieu de colonnes ou de pilastres, pour servir de soutien à une architrave qu’elles portent sur leur tête.
How do you pronounce "cariatide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cariatide" is \ka.ʁja.tid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cariatide" come from?
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Using “cariatide”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-I-A-T-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.ʁja.tid\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list