définitionnel

\de.fi.ni.sjɔ.nɛl\

/\de.fi.ni.sjɔ.nɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“définitionnel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relatif à une définition ; qui définit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-definitionnel · définitionnel · French

définitionnel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 définitionnel
PropertyValue
Headworddéfinitionnel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.fi.ni.sjɔ.nɛl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “définitionnel” sits in French frequency

définitionnel falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

définitionnel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.fi.ni.sjɔ.nɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à une définition ; qui définit.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for définitionnel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is définitionnel, spelled D-É-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-N-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à une définition ; qui définit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les traits conceptuels qui caractérisent un concept sont « traduisibles » en éléments définitionnels qui constituent, à leur tour, le schéma définitionnel. Ce schéma, qui montre les relations entre les traits constitutifs de ce concept, est « l'élément médian entre le terme et le concept » (Thoiron, 1995a : 1). À partir du schéma définitionnel sont rédigé…
  2. Comme le relève Rainer Rochlitz, tous font pourtant face à la même aporie : Depuis la fin du modernisme «dogmatique», il n'existe plus de limite définitionnelle de l'art, tout comme il n'existe plus de hiérarchie [des genres] a priori entre différents arts. Les limites définitionnelles de l'art se référaient avant tout à des idées normatives sur les diffé…

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "définitionnel"?
"définitionnel" is spelled D-É-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-N-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fi.ni.sjɔ.nɛl\.
What does "définitionnel" mean?
As an adjective, "définitionnel" means: Relatif à une définition ; qui définit.
How do you pronounce "définitionnel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "définitionnel" is \de.fi.ni.sjɔ.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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