échinides

\e.ki.nid\

/\e.ki.nid\/ noun

The verdict

“échinides” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Pluriel de échinide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-echinides · échinides · French

échinides · 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 "É" 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 échinides
PropertyValue
Headwordéchinides
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ki.nid\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « échinides » en français

échinidessiège 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

échinides is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ki.nid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de échinide.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for échinides in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is échinides, spelled É-C-H-I-N-I-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de échinide.

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 "échinides"?
"échinides" is spelled É-C-H-I-N-I-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ki.nid\.
What does "échinides" mean?
As a noun, "échinides" means: Pluriel de échinide.
How do you pronounce "échinides"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "échinides" is \e.ki.nid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "échinides" come from?
"échinides" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list