Électre

\e.lɛktʁ\

/\e.lɛktʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Électre” is an uncommon French word, ranked #84,456 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#84,456
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Membre de la famille des Atrides, fille d’Agamemnon, sœur d’Oreste et d’Iphigénie.

Key facts for Électre
PropertyValue
HeadwordÉlectre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\e.lɛktʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,456
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Électre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Électre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Électre is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.lɛktʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #84,456 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for Électre in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Électre, spelled É-L-E-C-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membre de la famille des Atrides, fille d’Agamemnon, sœur d’Oreste et d’Iphigénie.
  2. 2
    Une des sept Pléiades, mère de Dardanos.
  3. 3
    Une Océanide, mère d’Iris, Arcé et des Harpies.
  4. 4
    Une Danaïde, fille de Danaos et de Polyxo, qui tua son époux Péristhène.
  5. 5
    En mythologie grecque, fille d’Agénor, sœur de Cadmos.
  6. 6
    En mythologie grecque, suivante d’Hélène de Troie.
  7. 7
    En mythologie grecque, fille de Latinos (ou Latinus).
  8. 8
    Une des plus grosses étoiles de l’amas des Pléiades, dans la constellation du Taureau.
  9. 9
    (130) Électre, internationalement (130) Elektra, un astéroïde de la ceinture principale découvert par Christian Peters le 17 février 1873.

Synonyms

Ozomène

This word in other languages

Electra(English)

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 "Électre"?
"Électre" is spelled É-L-E-C-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.lɛktʁ\.
What does "Électre" mean?
As a proper noun, "Électre" means: Membre de la famille des Atrides, fille d’Agamemnon, sœur d’Oreste et d’Iphigénie.
How do you pronounce "Électre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Électre" is \e.lɛktʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Électre" come from?
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Using “Électre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is É-L-E-C-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.lɛktʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list