exoplanète

\ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\

/\ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“exoplanète” is uncommon French (frequency #59,278 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,278
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Planète extrasolaire, c'est-à-dire située en dehors du système solaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exoplanete · exoplanète · French

exoplanète · rank #59,278 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,278
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH extatique

Nearest frequency peer: extatique (+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 « exoplanète »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exoplanète
PropertyValue
Headwordexoplanète
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛɡ.zɔ.pla.nɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,278
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « exoplanète » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).exoplanètetombe 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: « extatique » (#59,279), « exclusivités » (#59,276), « exclamations » (#59,275). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exoplanète » est au #59,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exoplanète is uncommon French at frequency #59,278 among 3,255 “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. 1
    Planète extrasolaire, c'est-à-dire située en dehors du système solaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exoplanète appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sur une exoplanète, même avec les mêmes éléments de base, l’environnement (atmosphère, eau, température, etc.) diffère nécessairement de celui de notre planète.
  2. Avec aussi le choix récent de créer un Pôle de recherche national («PlanetS») sur les exoplanètes, la Suisse fortifie sa position dans ce domaine scientifique de pointe.

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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fauconnier#59,283encablures#59,258fongicides#59,299détruisait#59,246

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list