dicéphale
The verdict
“dicéphale” 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 May 6, 2026) - Qui a deux têtes ou deux sommets.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dicéphale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dicéphale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dicéphale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a deux têtes ou deux sommets.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dicéphale, 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dicéphale, spelled D-I-C-É-P-H-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a deux têtes ou deux sommets.
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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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Using “dicéphale”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-C-É-P-H-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.