dactylogramme
\dak.ti.lo.ɡʁam\
The verdict
“dactylogramme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme d’empreinte digitale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dactylogramme · dactylogramme · French
dactylogramme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dactylogramme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dak.ti.lo.ɡʁam\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dactylogramme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dak.ti.lo.ɡʁam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dactylogramme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dactylogramme, spelled D-A-C-T-Y-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme d’empreinte digitale.
- 2Support (feuille de papier ou carton, par exemple) sur lequel sont conservées les empreintes digitales d’une personne.
- 3Manuscrit d’un auteur qu’il a lui-même dactylographié à l’aide d’un clavier (ordinateur ou machine à écrire). Synonyme de tapuscrit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dactylogramme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une empreinte digitale (ou dactylogramme) est le résultat de l’apposition d’un doigt sur un support après encrage de celui-ci.
Une empreinte digitale ou dactylogramme est le dessin formé par les sillons des pulpes digitales. Ces sillons apparaissent sur la pulpe des doigts lors du développement embryonnaire et restent les mêmes tout au long de la vie, même si les cellules de la peau se renouvellent.
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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.