delphique
\dɛl.fik\
The verdict
“delphique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à Delphes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-delphique · delphique · French
delphique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | delphique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dɛl.fik\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
delphique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɛl.fik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à Delphes.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for delphique, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 delphique, spelled D-E-L-P-H-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif à Delphes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how delphique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La sibylle delphique : La sibylle qui rendait ses oracles à Delphes.
Le stade pythique ou delphique de 1000 pieds delphiques était de même valeur que le stade olympique.
This word in other languages
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.