éclectique

/\e.klɛk.tik\/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,737

in French word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

éclectique is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui n’adopte pas une doctrine particulière mais choisit, dans les divers systèmes, les opinions qui lui paraissent les plus justes. Pronounced \e.klɛk.tik\. Often confused with électrique and éclectisme.

Key facts for éclectique
PropertyValue
Headwordéclectique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\e.klɛk.tik\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,737
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of éclectique in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for éclectique is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.klɛk.tik\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,737 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for éclectique, with forms such as "célectique", "eclectique", and "écclectique". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "électrique", "éclectisme", "écliptique", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is éclectique, spelled É-C-L-E-C-T-I-Q-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’adopte pas une doctrine particulière mais choisit, dans les divers systèmes, les opinions qui lui paraissent les plus justes.
  2. 2
    Qui est d’une disposition d’esprit non systématique, accueillante et qui adopte ce qui lui parait bon dans un ensemble d’idées, d’opinions.
  3. 3
    Qui est fait d'éléments très divers.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: célectique,eclectique,écclectique,écelctique,éclcetique,éclecctique,éclecitque,éclectiqeu,éclectiqque,éclectiuqe,éclectqiue,éclecttique,écletcique,écllectique,élcectique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for éclectique

Misspelling Variants of "éclectique"

célectique10eclectique10écclectique11écelctique10éclcetique10éclecctique11éclecitque10éclectiqeu10
Misspelling Variants of "éclectique"

Frequency rank: #23,737 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "éclectique"?
"éclectique" is spelled É-C-L-E-C-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.klɛk.tik\.
What does "éclectique" mean?
As an adj, "éclectique" means: Qui n’adopte pas une doctrine particulière mais choisit, dans les divers systèmes, les opinions qui lui paraissent les plus justes.
What words are commonly confused with "éclectique"?
"éclectique" is commonly confused with "électrique", "éclectisme", "écliptique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éclectique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éclectique" is \e.klɛk.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éclectique" come from?
"éclectique" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.