fac-similé
\fak.si.mi.le\
The verdict
“fac-similé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de facsimilé
Corpus desk
Index FR-fac-simile · fac-similé · French
fac-similé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fac-similé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fak.si.mi.le\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fac-similé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fak.si.mi.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de facsimilé".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fac-similé, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fac-similé, spelled F-A-C---S-I-M-I-L-É.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de facsimilé
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fac-similé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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