demi-sphère
\də.mi.sfɛʁ\
The verdict
“demi-sphère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moitié de sphère coupée par un plan.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-sphere · demi-sphère · French
demi-sphère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | demi-sphère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.sfɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demi-sphère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.sfɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moitié de sphère coupée par un plan.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demi-sphère, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is demi-sphère, spelled D-E-M-I---S-P-H-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Moitié de sphère coupée par un plan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how demi-sphère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Épluchez deux poires et prélevez des demi-sphères dans leur chair avec des cuillères parisiennes correspondant aux deux tailles de mirlitons.
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.