idolâtre

\i.dɔ.lɑtʁ\

/\i.dɔ.lɑtʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“idolâtre” is uncommon French (frequency #56,026 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,026
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui adore les idoles et leur rend des honneurs.

Key facts for idolâtre
PropertyValue
Headwordidolâtre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.dɔ.lɑtʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “idolâtre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). idolâtre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

idolâtre is uncommon French at frequency #56,026 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.dɔ.lɑtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for idolâtre, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is idolâtre, spelled I-D-O-L-Â-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui adore les idoles et leur rend des honneurs.
  2. 2
    Qui rend un culte divin à des êtres vivants ou à des choses autres que des idoles.
  3. 3
    Qui aime quelqu’un avec excès, ou qui estime trop une chose, qui en raffole.

This word in other languages

idolatrous(English)idólatra(Português)

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 "idolâtre"?
"idolâtre" is spelled I-D-O-L-Â-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.dɔ.lɑtʁ\.
What does "idolâtre" mean?
As an adjective, "idolâtre" means: Qui adore les idoles et leur rend des honneurs.
How do you pronounce "idolâtre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "idolâtre" is \i.dɔ.lɑtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "idolâtre" come from?
"idolâtre" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “idolâtre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-D-O-L-Â-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \i.dɔ.lɑtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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