cryptologie

\kʁip.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\kʁip.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

The verdict

“cryptologie” is uncommon French (frequency #98,928 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,928
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Science qui étudie les techniques de chiffrement et de déchiffrement des informations pour assurer leur confidentialité, leur intégrité et leur authenticité. Elle se divise en deux branches princip...

Key facts for cryptologie
PropertyValue
Headwordcryptologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁip.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cryptologie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cryptologie lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cryptologie is uncommon French at frequency #98,928 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁip.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Science qui étudie les techniques de chiffrement et de déchiffrement des informations pour assurer leur confidentialité, leur intégrité et leur authenticité. Elle se divise en deux branches princip...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cryptologie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cryptologie, spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Science qui étudie les techniques de chiffrement et de déchiffrement des informations pour assurer leur confidentialité, leur intégrité et leur authenticité. Elle se divise en deux branches principales la cryptographie (l’écriture secrète) et la cryptanalyse (l’analyse de cette dernière).

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cryptologie"?
"cryptologie" is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁip.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "cryptologie" mean?
As a noun, "cryptologie" means: Science qui étudie les techniques de chiffrement et de déchiffrement des informations pour assurer leur confidentialité, leur intégrité et leur authenticité. Elle se divise en deux branches princip...
How do you pronounce "cryptologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cryptologie" is \kʁip.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cryptologie" come from?
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Using “cryptologie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-Y-P-T-O-L-O-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁip.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\ (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

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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