crespelé

\kʁes.pə.le\

/\kʁes.pə.le\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est frisé avec de petites ondulations.

Corpus desk

Index FR-crespele · crespelé · French

crespelé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

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

Longue queue: rang de « crespelé » en français

crespelésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crespelé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kʁes.pə.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how crespelé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ses cheveux drus et crespelés étaient d’un noir d’enfer, et ses prunelles d’un brun jaune pétillaient d’une malice diabolique.
  2. Il la contempla curieusement ; semblables à des crins crespelés par des fers trop chauds, ses cheveux frisaient, en se cassant du bout ; des urnes de Népenthès pendaient à ses oreilles ; des tons de veau cuit brillaient dans ses narines entr’ouvertes.

Synonyms

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list