Ecclésiaste

\e.kle.zjast\

/\e.kle.zjast\/ name

The verdict

“Ecclésiaste” is uncommon French (frequency #67,478 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,478
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom d’un des sept livres sapientiaux de l’Ancien Testament.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ecclesiaste · Ecclésiaste · French

Ecclésiaste · rank #67,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,478
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eberhard

Nearest frequency peer: Eberhard (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Ecclésiaste »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Ecclésiaste » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ecclésiaste
PropertyValue
HeadwordEcclésiaste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\e.kle.zjast\
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ecclésiaste » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Ecclésiastetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Eberhard » (#67,477), « edelweiss » (#67,480), « EDP » (#67,482). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Ecclésiaste » est au #67,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ecclésiaste is uncommon French at frequency #67,478 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \e.kle.zjast\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom d’un des sept livres sapientiaux de l’Ancien Testament.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ecclésiaste in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Ecclésiaste, spelled E-C-C-L-É-S-I-A-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom d’un des sept livres sapientiaux de l’Ancien Testament.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tous les fleuves vont à la mer, a dit l’Ecclésiaste dans un magnifique langage, et la mer ne déborde point, et ils retournent aux lieux d'où ils sont sortis pour couler de nouveau.
  2. 11 janvier 43 – Mais « que serait une solitude qui ne serait pas une grande solitude » ? comme dit l’Ecclésiaste. Ce n’est bien sûr pas l’Ecclésiaste, c’est Rilke je crois. Mais cela me flatte de citer l’Ecclésiaste. Je me suis toujours demandée qui c’était ! Et je mourrai sans le savoir… il y a des zones d’ombre comme ça, dans une kultur…

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ecclésiaste"?
"Ecclésiaste" is spelled E-C-C-L-É-S-I-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kle.zjast\.
What does "Ecclésiaste" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ecclésiaste" means: Nom d’un des sept livres sapientiaux de l’Ancien Testament.
How do you pronounce "Ecclésiaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ecclésiaste" is \e.kle.zjast\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ecclésiaste" come from?
"Ecclésiaste" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ecclésiaste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list