félidé
\fe.li.de\
The verdict
“félidé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membre de la famille des Félidés, des félidés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-felide · félidé · French
félidé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | félidé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fe.li.de\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « félidé » en français
Rare enough to double-check
félidé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fe.li.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Membre de la famille des Félidés, des félidés.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for félidé, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is félidé, spelled F-É-L-I-D-É.
Definition
- 1Membre de la famille des Félidés, des félidés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how félidé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
M. Aymard voit dans l'appareil cultriforme des félidés sus-nommés une preuve de plus de l'une des grandes lois d'harmonie de la création animale.
De quoi! Ce mammifère félidé serait coupable de cet atroce forfait!?
Synonyms
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.