labyrinthique

\la.bi.ʁɛ̃.tik\

/\la.bi.ʁɛ̃.tik\/ adj

The verdict

“labyrinthique” is uncommon French (frequency #77,653 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,653
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En forme de labyrinthe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-labyrinthique · labyrinthique · French

labyrinthique · rank #77,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,653
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laforge

Nearest frequency peer: Laforge (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « labyrinthique »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « labyrinthique » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for labyrinthique
PropertyValue
Headwordlabyrinthique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\la.bi.ʁɛ̃.tik\
Letters13
Frequency rank#77,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « labyrinthique » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).labyrinthiquetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Laforge » (#77,655), « lancette » (#77,656), « kore » (#77,649). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « labyrinthique » est au #77,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

labyrinthique is uncommon French at frequency #77,653 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \la.bi.ʁɛ̃.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for labyrinthique in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is labyrinthique, spelled L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T-H-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En forme de labyrinthe.
  2. 2
    Relatif au labyrinthe anatomique.
  3. 3
    Compliqué comme un labyrinthe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how labyrinthique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On y retrouve les mystères de l’Orient au travers des dédales labyrinthiques des coins de rues, des passages et des traboules.
  2. Une fois rendue à maturité, la créature trumpienne a fait exploser la formation politique qui lui servait d’hôte pour se promener à l’air libre dans les couloirs labyrinthiques de la Maison-Blanche, afin de contaminer tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "labyrinthique"?
"labyrinthique" is spelled L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T-H-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \la.bi.ʁɛ̃.tik\.
What does "labyrinthique" mean?
As an adjective, "labyrinthique" means: En forme de labyrinthe.
How do you pronounce "labyrinthique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "labyrinthique" is \la.bi.ʁɛ̃.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "labyrinthique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "labyrinthique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list