figure de style
\fi.ɡyʁ.də.stil\
The verdict
“figure de style” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Usage du langage figuré pour produire un effet stylistique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | figure de style |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.ɡyʁ.də.stil\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “figure de style” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for figure de style is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fi.ɡyʁ.də.stil\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Usage du langage figuré pour produire un effet stylistique.".
Zero misspellings are on record for figure de style in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is figure de style, spelled F-I-G-U-R-E- -D-E- -S-T-Y-L-E.
Definition
- 1Usage du langage figuré pour produire un effet stylistique.
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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.
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Using “figure de style”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-G-U-R-E- -D-E- -S-T-Y-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fi.ɡyʁ.də.stil\ (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.