crespelé

\kʁes.pə.le\

/\kʁes.pə.le\/ adj

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The verdict

“crespelé” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est frisé avec de petites ondulations.

Key facts for crespelé
PropertyValue
Headwordcrespelé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kʁes.pə.le\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crespelé” sits in French frequency

crespelé 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 crespelé is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁes.pə.le\. 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: "Qui est frisé avec de petites ondulations.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for crespelé in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is crespelé, spelled C-R-E-S-P-E-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est frisé avec de petites ondulations.

Synonyms

crêpécrespéfrisotté

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 "crespelé"?
"crespelé" is spelled C-R-E-S-P-E-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁes.pə.le\.
What does "crespelé" mean?
As an adjective, "crespelé" means: Qui est frisé avec de petites ondulations.
How do you pronounce "crespelé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crespelé" is \kʁes.pə.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crespelé" come from?
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Using “crespelé”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-E-S-P-E-L-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁes.pə.le\ (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