dactylographe

\dak.ti.lɔ.ɡʁaf\

/\dak.ti.lɔ.ɡʁaf\/ noun

The verdict

“dactylographe” 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) - Celui, celle qui écrit à l’aide d’une machine à écrire.

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Index FR-dactylographe · dactylographe · French

dactylographe · 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.

Key facts for dactylographe
PropertyValue
Headworddactylographe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dak.ti.lɔ.ɡʁaf\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dactylographe » en français

dactylographesiège 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

dactylographe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dak.ti.lɔ.ɡʁaf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui, celle qui écrit à l’aide d’une machine à écrire.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dactylographe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dactylographe, spelled D-A-C-T-Y-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui, celle qui écrit à l’aide d’une machine à écrire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour me faire pardonner ma brutalité, je me mis à lui parler des belles dactylographes de la maison, sujet qui lui tenait au cœur, et sur lequel il ne tarissait pas en détails pittoresques.
  2. C'est une sorte de psychisme, tout comme l'agora-phobie ou la crampe des écrivains, devenue après l'emploi de la machine à écrire, la crampe des dactylographes.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dactylographe"?
"dactylographe" is spelled D-A-C-T-Y-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dak.ti.lɔ.ɡʁaf\.
What does "dactylographe" mean?
As a noun, "dactylographe" means: Celui, celle qui écrit à l’aide d’une machine à écrire.
How do you pronounce "dactylographe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dactylographe" is \dak.ti.lɔ.ɡʁaf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dactylographe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list