melchisédech

\mɛl.ki.se.dɛk\

/\mɛl.ki.se.dɛk\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grosse bouteille d’une contenance de quarante bouteilles standard de 75 cl (soit 30 litres).

Corpus desk

Index FR-melchisedech · melchisédech · French

melchisédech · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 melchisédech
PropertyValue
Headwordmelchisédech
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛl.ki.se.dɛk\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “melchisédech” se place dans la fréquence du français

melchisédechsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

melchisédech is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛl.ki.se.dɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grosse bouteille d’une contenance de quarante bouteilles standard de 75 cl (soit 30 litres).".

melchisédech has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 melchisédech, spelled M-E-L-C-H-I-S-É-D-E-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grosse bouteille d’une contenance de quarante bouteilles standard de 75 cl (soit 30 litres).

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 "melchisédech"?
"melchisédech" is spelled M-E-L-C-H-I-S-É-D-E-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛl.ki.se.dɛk\.
What does "melchisédech" mean?
As a noun, "melchisédech" means: Grosse bouteille d’une contenance de quarante bouteilles standard de 75 cl (soit 30 litres).
How do you pronounce "melchisédech"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melchisédech" is \mɛl.ki.se.dɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melchisédech" come from?
"melchisédech" 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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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