orthophonique

\ɔʁ.tɔ.fɔ.nik\

/\ɔʁ.tɔ.fɔ.nik\/ adj

The verdict

“orthophonique” 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 September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la discipline de l’orthophonie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-orthophonique · orthophonique · French

orthophonique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 orthophonique
PropertyValue
Headwordorthophonique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔʁ.tɔ.fɔ.nik\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « orthophonique » en français

orthophoniquen'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

orthophonique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔʁ.tɔ.fɔ.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la discipline de l’orthophonie.".

orthophonique has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is orthophonique, spelled O-R-T-H-O-P-H-O-N-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la discipline de l’orthophonie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On pense communément que le bilan orthophonique ne concerne que les enfants. Mais en réalité, il peut aussi s’adresser aux adultes. En somme, est concernée toute personne chez qui sont suspectés ou constatés des troubles de l’articulation, de la parole, du langage oral ou écrit, de la communication, de la déglutition, de l’oralité et des fonctions oro-myo…
  2. Pour un patient au comportement hyperkinétique, hypokinétique ou mixte, la mise en pratique de la voix parlée doit être abordée à un moment de la rééducation orthophonique de la dysphonie.

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 "orthophonique"?
"orthophonique" is spelled O-R-T-H-O-P-H-O-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.tɔ.fɔ.nik\.
What does "orthophonique" mean?
As an adjective, "orthophonique" means: Relatif à la discipline de l’orthophonie.
How do you pronounce "orthophonique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orthophonique" is \ɔʁ.tɔ.fɔ.nik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orthophonique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list