octaèdre

\ɔk.ta.ɛdʁ\

/\ɔk.ta.ɛdʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corps solide à huit faces.

Corpus desk

Index FR-octaedre · octaèdre · French

octaèdre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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 octaèdre
PropertyValue
Headwordoctaèdre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔk.ta.ɛdʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « octaèdre » en français

octaèdren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

octaèdre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔk.ta.ɛdʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for octaèdre in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is octaèdre, spelled O-C-T-A-È-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corps solide à huit faces.
  2. 2
    Octaèdre régulier, dont les faces font huit triangles équilatéraux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’acide oxalique concentré donne, avec les liqueurs contenant du strontium, à chaud des cristaux monocliniques ; à froid des octaèdres mêlés de tables pseudo-rectangulaires, à extinctions monocliniques.
  2. Quand il est régulier (ses faces et les angles qui les séparent sont alors identiques), on parle de solide platonicien. Il existe cinq solides platoniciens distincts, le tétraèdre, le cube, l’octaèdre, le dodécaèdre et l’icosaèdre qui comportent respectivement 4, 6, 8, 12 et 20 côtés.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "octaèdre"?
"octaèdre" is spelled O-C-T-A-È-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔk.ta.ɛdʁ\.
What does "octaèdre" mean?
As a noun, "octaèdre" means: Corps solide à huit faces.
How do you pronounce "octaèdre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "octaèdre" is \ɔk.ta.ɛdʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "octaèdre" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list