orthographie

\ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\

/\ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

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.

Key facts for orthographie
PropertyValue
Headwordorthographie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « orthographie » en français

orthographiereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Profil ou coupe perpendiculaire d’un bâtiment, élévation géométrale.
  2. 2
    Variante de orthographe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’orthographie de ce bâtiment est fort régulière et fort fidèle.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "orthographie"?
"orthographie" is spelled O-R-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\.
What does "orthographie" mean?
As a noun, "orthographie" means: Profil ou coupe perpendiculaire d’un bâtiment, élévation géométrale.
How do you pronounce "orthographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orthographie" is \ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orthographie" come from?
"orthographie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list