dravidien

\dʁa.vi.djɛ̃\

/\dʁa.vi.djɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“dravidien” 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 aux Dravidiens, population du Sud de la péninsule indienne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dravidien · dravidien · French

dravidien · 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.

Key facts for dravidien
PropertyValue
Headworddravidien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dʁa.vi.djɛ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dravidien » en français

dravidiensiège 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

dravidien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dʁa.vi.djɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for dravidien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dravidien, spelled D-R-A-V-I-D-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Dravidiens, population du Sud de la péninsule indienne.
  2. 2
    Famille de langues refoulées dans le Sud de l'Inde par l'indo-aryen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les peuples dravidiens.
  2. Langues dravidiennes.

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 "dravidien"?
"dravidien" is spelled D-R-A-V-I-D-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁa.vi.djɛ̃\.
What does "dravidien" mean?
As an adjective, "dravidien" means: Relatif aux Dravidiens, population du Sud de la péninsule indienne.
How do you pronounce "dravidien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dravidien" is \dʁa.vi.djɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dravidien" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list