exoplanète

Name: exoplanète, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\

/\ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“exoplanète” is uncommon French (frequency #59,278 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,278
frequency rank, French: 201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Planète extrasolaire, c'est-à-dire située en dehors du système solaire.

Key facts for exoplanète
Property	Value
Headword	exoplanète
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#59,278
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exoplanète” 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). exoplanète lands here:

#59,278

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

exoplanète is uncommon French at frequency #59,278 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Planète extrasolaire, c'est-à-dire située en dehors du système solaire.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for exoplanète, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is exoplanète, spelled E-X-O-P-L-A-N-È-T-E.

Definition

1
Planète extrasolaire, c'est-à-dire située en dehors du système solaire.

Synonyms

planète extrasolaire

This word in other languages

exoplanet(English)exoplaneta(Español)Exoplanet(Deutsch)

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 "exoplanète"?

"exoplanète" is spelled E-X-O-P-L-A-N-È-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\.

What does "exoplanète" mean?

As a noun, "exoplanète" means: Planète extrasolaire, c'est-à-dire située en dehors du système solaire.

How do you pronounce "exoplanète"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exoplanète" is \ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "exoplanète" come from?

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Using “exoplanète”

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

The one correct French spelling is E-X-O-P-L-A-N-È-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\ (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.