Phœnix
\fe.niks\
The verdict
“Phœnix” is uncommon French (frequency #58,163 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,163
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Graphie francisée du nom de la ville américaine de Phoenix, en Arizona.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Phœnix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \fe.niks\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,163 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Phœnix” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Phœnix is uncommon French at frequency #58,163 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \fe.niks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Graphie francisée du nom de la ville américaine de Phoenix, en Arizona.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Phœnix in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Phœnix, spelled P-H-Œ-N-I-X.
Definition
- 1Graphie francisée du nom de la ville américaine de Phoenix, en Arizona.
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.
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Using “Phœnix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-H-Œ-N-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fe.niks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.