paléolithique

\pa.le.ɔ.li.tik\

/\pa.le.ɔ.li.tik\/ adj

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The verdict

“paléolithique” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,192
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se rapporte à l’âge de la pierre éclatée ou taillée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paleolithique · paléolithique · French

paléolithique · rank #35,192 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,192
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Palmyre

Nearest frequency peer: Palmyre (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « paléolithique »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « paléolithique » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paléolithique
PropertyValue
Headwordpaléolithique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pa.le.ɔ.li.tik\
Letters13
Frequency rank#35,192
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paléolithique »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.paléolithiquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Palmyre » (#35,191), « Papouasie » (#35,193), « paddy » (#35,190). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paléolithique » est au #35,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around paléolithique (IPA \pa.le.ɔ.li.tik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,192 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui se rapporte à l’âge de la pierre éclatée ou taillée.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for paléolithique, with forms such as "apléolithique", "paleolithique", and "palléolithique". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is paléolithique, spelled P-A-L-É-O-L-I-T-H-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se rapporte à l’âge de la pierre éclatée ou taillée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le cours de cette année a poursuivi l'étude des moyens d’expression de l'espace dans l’art paléolithique et, par confrontation, dans différents arts rupestres postérieurs.

This word in other languages

Paleolithic(English)paleolítico(Español)paläolithisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apléolithique
  • paleolithique
  • palléolithique
  • paloélithique
  • paléloithique
  • paléoilthique
  • paléolihtique
  • paléolithhique
  • paléolithiqeu
  • paléolithiqque
  • paléolithiuqe
  • paléolithqiue
  • paléolitihque
  • paléolitthique
  • paléollithique
  • paléoltihique
  • paélolithique
  • plaéolithique
  • ppaléolithique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paléolithique - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apléolithique2paleolithique1palléolithique1paloélithique2paléloithique2paléoilthique2paléolihtique2paléolithhique1
Edit distance from "paléolithique"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paléolithique"?
"paléolithique" is spelled P-A-L-É-O-L-I-T-H-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.le.ɔ.li.tik\.
What does "paléolithique" mean?
As an adjective, "paléolithique" means: Qui se rapporte à l’âge de la pierre éclatée ou taillée.
What are common misspellings of "paléolithique"?
Common misspellings include "apléolithique", "paleolithique", "palléolithique", "paloélithique", "paléloithique". The correct spelling is "paléolithique".
How do you pronounce "paléolithique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paléolithique" is \pa.le.ɔ.li.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paléolithique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paléolithique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list