dithyrambe
\di.ti.ʁɑ̃b\
The verdict
“dithyrambe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poème lyrique en l’honneur de Dionysos.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dithyrambe · dithyrambe · French
dithyrambe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | dithyrambe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.ti.ʁɑ̃b\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dithyrambe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.ti.ʁɑ̃b\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dithyrambe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 dithyrambe, spelled D-I-T-H-Y-R-A-M-B-E.
Definition
- 1Poème lyrique en l’honneur de Dionysos.
- 2Espèce de poème lyrique qui se distingue de l’ode par un enthousiasme plus impétueux et par l’irrégularité des mesures et des stances.
- 3Louanges excessives.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dithyrambe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En l'honneur du dieu retentissent les dithyrambes ; Le chœur en démence entre-choque ses mille jambes, Et, quittant la terre avec le rythme forcené, Comme un tourbillon vole sur un mode effréné
Ainsi le dithyrambe, chant liturgique en l’honneur de Dionysos diffère de l’iambe dont le pied comporte un son bref suivi d’un long avec des vers dodécamétriques alternant avec des octamétriques.
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.