empreinte digitale
\ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t di.ʒi.tal\
The verdict
“empreinte digitale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Empreinte sur une surface résultant du contact d’un doigt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empreinte digitale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t di.ʒi.tal\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empreinte digitale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
empreinte digitale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t di.ʒi.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Empreinte sur une surface résultant du contact d’un doigt.".
empreinte digitale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is empreinte digitale, spelled E-M-P-R-E-I-N-T-E- -D-I-G-I-T-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Empreinte sur une surface résultant du contact d’un doigt.
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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.
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Using “empreinte digitale”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-M-P-R-E-I-N-T-E- -D-I-G-I-T-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t di.ʒi.tal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.