orthographie
\ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
The verdict
“orthographie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Profil ou coupe perpendiculaire d’un bâtiment, élévation géométrale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-orthographie · orthographie · French
orthographie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | orthographie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
orthographie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for orthographie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is orthographie, spelled O-R-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1Profil ou coupe perpendiculaire d’un bâtiment, élévation géométrale.
- 2Variante de orthographe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how orthographie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’orthographie de ce bâtiment est fort régulière et fort fidèle.
Histoire de l’orthographie française
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.