périphrastique
\pe.ʁi.fʁas.tik\
The verdict
“périphrastique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui relève de la périphrase ; qui constitue une périphrase.
Corpus desk
Index FR-periphrastique · périphrastique · French
périphrastique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | périphrastique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pe.ʁi.fʁas.tik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
périphrastique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pe.ʁi.fʁas.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui relève de la périphrase ; qui constitue une périphrase.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for périphrastique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is périphrastique, spelled P-É-R-I-P-H-R-A-S-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui relève de la périphrase ; qui constitue une périphrase.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how périphrastique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Faudra-t-il donc, écrit Jules Marouzeau à propos du français, chaque fois que nous pratiquons une importation, avoir recours pour la désigner à quelque procédé périphrastique ? C’est ce que nous avons fait, après quelles hésitations ! pour le mot pomme de terre.
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.