cunéiforme
\ky.ne.i.fɔʁm\
The verdict
“cunéiforme” is uncommon French (frequency #65,835 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,835
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a la forme d’un coin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cunéiforme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ky.ne.i.fɔʁm\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cunéiforme” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cunéiforme is uncommon French at frequency #65,835 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ky.ne.i.fɔʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cunéiforme in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cunéiforme, spelled C-U-N-É-I-F-O-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a la forme d’un coin.
- 2Qualifie les écritures, en forme de coin, employées anciennement par les Chaldéens, les Assyriens, les Sumériens, les Babyloniens et les Perses.
- 3Qui est écrit en écriture cunéiforme.
- 4Caractérise un octaèdre dont quatre faces sont des triangles et les quatre autres des trapèzes.
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-U-N-É-I-F-O-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.