dialectologie

\dja.lɛk.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\dja.lɛk.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

The verdict

“dialectologie” 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) - Branche de la linguistique qui étudie la variation diatopique du langage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dialectologie · dialectologie · French

dialectologie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 dialectologie
PropertyValue
Headworddialectologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dja.lɛk.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dialectologie » en français

dialectologiesiège 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

dialectologie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dja.lɛk.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Branche de la linguistique qui étudie la variation diatopique du langage.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dialectologie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 dialectologie, spelled D-I-A-L-E-C-T-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Branche de la linguistique qui étudie la variation diatopique du langage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s’observe même une certaine confusion entre la dialectologie et la sociolinguistique au sein de la linguistique gabonaise.
  2. En premier lieu, il faut présenter les terminologies basiques d'une étude en dialectologie et définir les termes fondamentaux tels que «langue», «variété», «dialecte» ou «patois».

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dialectologie"?
"dialectologie" is spelled D-I-A-L-E-C-T-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dja.lɛk.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "dialectologie" mean?
As a noun, "dialectologie" means: Branche de la linguistique qui étudie la variation diatopique du langage.
How do you pronounce "dialectologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dialectologie" is \dja.lɛk.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dialectologie" come from?
"dialectologie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list