néo-classique
\ne.o.kla.sik\
The verdict
“néo-classique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Relatif au néo-classicisme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-neo-classique · néo-classique · French
néo-classique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | néo-classique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ne.o.kla.sik\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
néo-classique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ne.o.kla.sik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for néo-classique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 néo-classique, spelled N-É-O---C-L-A-S-S-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif au néo-classicisme.
- 2Qualifie un courant de pensée économique qui étudie la formation des prix, de la production et de la distribution des revenus à travers le mécanisme de l’offre et de la demande sur un marché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how néo-classique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Malgré son extension dans le temps, la production littéraire néo-classique a été faible et, en général, de mauvaise qualité.
Cette période voit également le triomphe d'une veine littéraire fortement néo-classique, dont les thématiques relèvent d’une universalité désincarnée et dont le modèle idéalisé est l’écriture française du XVIIᵉ siècle.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.