e-book
\i.buk\
The verdict
“e-book” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Livre proposé au format électronique (sous forme d’un fichier informatique tel ePUB), livre numérique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-e-book · e-book · French
e-book · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | e-book |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.buk\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « e-book » en français
Rare enough to double-check
e-book is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.buk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Livre proposé au format électronique (sous forme d’un fichier informatique tel ePUB), livre numérique.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for e-book, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is e-book, spelled E---B-O-O-K.
Definition
- 1Livre proposé au format électronique (sous forme d’un fichier informatique tel ePUB), livre numérique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how e-book appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En France, l’e-book ne connaît pas le même engouement qu’aux États-Unis.
Les éditeurs devraient, d’ailleurs, considérer les communautés de lecture générées par les bibliothèques non comme une menace mais comme un environnement favorable au décollage du e-book.
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.