encyclopaedia

[ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpi.diə]

/[ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpi.diə]/ noun

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The verdict

“encyclopaedia” is uncommon French (frequency #91,655 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,655
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Encyclopédie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-encyclopaedia · encyclopaedia · French

encyclopaedia · rank #91,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,655
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH encapsulation

Nearest frequency peer: encapsulation (-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 « encyclopaedia »

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 « encyclopaedia » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encyclopaedia
PropertyValue
Headwordencyclopaedia
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpi.diə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#91,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « encyclopaedia » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « encapsulation » (#91,654), « endocardite » (#91,657), « enfermes » (#91,658). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « encyclopaedia » est au #91,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encyclopaedia is uncommon French at frequency #91,655 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpi.diə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Encyclopédie.".

Zero misspellings are on record for encyclopaedia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is encyclopaedia, spelled E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-A-E-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Encyclopédie.

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 "encyclopaedia"?
"encyclopaedia" is spelled E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-A-E-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpi.diə].
What does "encyclopaedia" mean?
As a noun, "encyclopaedia" means: Encyclopédie.
How do you pronounce "encyclopaedia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encyclopaedia" is [ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpi.diə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encyclopaedia" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encapsulation#91,654déambulations#91,618fiscalisation#91,696dermatologues#91,602

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list