ophidien
\ɔ.fi.djɛ̃\
The verdict
“ophidien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est de la nature du serpent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ophidien · ophidien · French
ophidien · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ophidien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.fi.djɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ophidien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ophidien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.fi.djɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est de la nature du serpent.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ophidien in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ophidien, spelled O-P-H-I-D-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Qui est de la nature du serpent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ophidien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis il se retourna. Il était temps. La meute entière, quadrupèdes, bipèdes, oiseaux, ophidiens, se ruait sur lui avec ensemble.
Le silence que j'affectais quand j'étais irrité, ou, plus exactement, la froideur ophidienne de mon silence irrité, plongeait Valeria dans une frayeur insane autrefois.
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.