éphélide
\e.fe.lid\
The verdict
“éphélide” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tache de rousseur ou tache quelconque sur la peau.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | éphélide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.fe.lid\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “éphélide” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
éphélide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.fe.lid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tache de rousseur ou tache quelconque sur la peau.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for éphélide, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is éphélide, spelled É-P-H-É-L-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Tache de rousseur ou tache quelconque sur la peau.
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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 “éphélide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-P-H-É-L-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.fe.lid\ (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.