fétidité

\fe.ti.di.te\

/\fe.ti.di.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“fétidité” 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) - Caractère de ce qui est fétide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fetidite · fétidité · French

fétidité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for fétidité
PropertyValue
Headwordfétidité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fe.ti.di.te\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fétidité” sits in French frequency

fétidité falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fétidité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fe.ti.di.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractère de ce qui est fétide.".

fétidité doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fétidité, spelled F-É-T-I-D-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de ce qui est fétide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fétidité"?
"fétidité" is spelled F-É-T-I-D-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \fe.ti.di.te\.
What does "fétidité" mean?
As a noun, "fétidité" means: Caractère de ce qui est fétide.
How do you pronounce "fétidité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fétidité" is \fe.ti.di.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fétidité" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list