kyrie eleison

\ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn\

/\ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn\/ noun

The verdict

“kyrie eleison” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de Kyrie eleison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kyrie-eleison · kyrie eleison · French

kyrie eleison · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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 kyrie eleison
PropertyValue
Headwordkyrie eleison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kyrie eleison » en français

kyrie eleisonreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kyrie eleison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Kyrie eleison.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kyrie eleison, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kyrie eleison, spelled K-Y-R-I-E- -E-L-E-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de Kyrie eleison.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kyrie eleison"?
"kyrie eleison" is spelled K-Y-R-I-E- -E-L-E-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn\.
What does "kyrie eleison" mean?
As a noun, "kyrie eleison" means: Variante de Kyrie eleison.
How do you pronounce "kyrie eleison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kyrie eleison" is \ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kyrie eleison" come from?
"kyrie eleison" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list