pentasyllabique

\pɛ̃.ta.si.la.bik\

/\pɛ̃.ta.si.la.bik\/ adj

The verdict

“pentasyllabique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Composé de cinq syllabes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pentasyllabique · pentasyllabique · French

pentasyllabique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 pentasyllabique
PropertyValue
Headwordpentasyllabique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛ̃.ta.si.la.bik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pentasyllabique » en français

pentasyllabiquereste 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

pentasyllabique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɛ̃.ta.si.la.bik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Composé de cinq syllabes.".

pentasyllabique has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pentasyllabique, spelled P-E-N-T-A-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Composé de cinq syllabes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bardesane créa ainsi la poésie syriaque, il utilisa surtout le mètre pentasyllabique.
  2. Picot (Le monologue.) considère le vers 3 comme un hypomètre et corrige [Et] prendare. Il est cependant bien possible de prononcer andoillibus comme un mot pentasyllabique dans un but parodique. D’autre part il n’est point exclu que les sermonneurs joyeux, en chantant leur thema, se soient moqués de la syllabisation du chant liturgique en doublant une syl…

Synonyms

pentasyllabequinquasyllabe

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 "pentasyllabique"?
"pentasyllabique" is spelled P-E-N-T-A-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ̃.ta.si.la.bik\.
What does "pentasyllabique" mean?
As an adjective, "pentasyllabique" means: Composé de cinq syllabes.
How do you pronounce "pentasyllabique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pentasyllabique" is \pɛ̃.ta.si.la.bik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pentasyllabique" come from?
"pentasyllabique" 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