non-euclidien
\nɔ.nø.kli.djɛ̃\
The verdict
“non-euclidien” 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 May 6, 2026) - Se dit des branches de la géométrie qui invalident le cinquième postulat d’Euclide selon lequel, par un point extérieur à une droite, il passe toujours une parallèle à cette droite, et une seule.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | non-euclidien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \nɔ.nø.kli.djɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “non-euclidien” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
non-euclidien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nɔ.nø.kli.djɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit des branches de la géométrie qui invalident le cinquième postulat d’Euclide selon lequel, par un point extérieur à une droite, il passe toujours une parallèle à cette droite, et une seule.".
No misspelling variants are generated for non-euclidien in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is non-euclidien, spelled N-O-N---E-U-C-L-I-D-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se dit des branches de la géométrie qui invalident le cinquième postulat d’Euclide selon lequel, par un point extérieur à une droite, il passe toujours une parallèle à cette droite, et une seule.
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Using “non-euclidien”
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- The one correct French spelling is N-O-N---E-U-C-L-I-D-I-E-N - 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.