cité des papes

\si.te de pap\

/\si.te de pap\/ name

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The verdict

“cité des papes” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avignon (ville française).

Key facts for cité des papes
PropertyValue
Headwordcité des papes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\si.te de pap\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cité des papes” sits in French frequency

cité des papes 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cité des papes is 14 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \si.te de pap\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Avignon (ville française).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cité des papes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cité des papes, spelled C-I-T-É- -D-E-S- -P-A-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avignon (ville française).

Synonyms

Avignon

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 "cité des papes"?
"cité des papes" is spelled C-I-T-É- -D-E-S- -P-A-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \si.te de pap\.
What does "cité des papes" mean?
As a proper noun, "cité des papes" means: Avignon (ville française).
How do you pronounce "cité des papes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cité des papes" is \si.te de pap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cité des papes" come from?
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Using “cité des papes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-I-T-É- -D-E-S- -P-A-P-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \si.te de pap\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list