dédaléen
\de.da.le.ɛ̃\
The verdict
“dédaléen” 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 tient du dédale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dedaleen · dédaléen · French
dédaléen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dédaléen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.da.le.ɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dédaléen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dédaléen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.da.le.ɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui tient du dédale.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dédaléen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dédaléen, spelled D-É-D-A-L-É-E-N.
Definition
- 1Qui tient du dédale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dédaléen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces deux grandes voies, croisées avec les deux premières, formaient le canevas sur lequel reposait, noué et serré en tous sens, le réseau dédaléen des rues de Paris.
Là, sans doute, sous cet amas confus se cachaient encore des salles voûtées, vastes et sonores, longs corridors dédaléens, des réduits enfouis dans les entrailles du sol, tels qu’en possèdent encore les forteresses des anciens Magyars.
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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.