Méphistophélès
\me.fis.tɔ.fe.lɛs\
The verdict
“Méphistophélès” is uncommon French (frequency #79,552 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,552
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Représentation du diable ou du démon en religion, dans la littérature et dans la peinture.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Méphistophélès |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \me.fis.tɔ.fe.lɛs\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #79,552 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Méphistophélès” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Méphistophélès is uncommon French at frequency #79,552 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \me.fis.tɔ.fe.lɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Représentation du diable ou du démon en religion, dans la littérature et dans la peinture.".
Méphistophélès has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Méphistophélès, spelled M-É-P-H-I-S-T-O-P-H-É-L-È-S.
Definition
- 1Représentation du diable ou du démon en religion, dans la littérature et dans la peinture.
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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.
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- The one correct French spelling is M-É-P-H-I-S-T-O-P-H-É-L-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.