-philie
\fi.li\
The verdict
“-philie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suffixe utilisé pour former un nom désignant l’amour de quelque chose, ou une attirance vers quelque chose, ou une passion à propos de quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-philie · -philie · French
-philie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -philie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | \fi.li\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
-philie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed \fi.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
-philie has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is -philie, spelled --P-H-I-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1Suffixe utilisé pour former un nom désignant l’amour de quelque chose, ou une attirance vers quelque chose, ou une passion à propos de quelque chose.
- 2Suffixe servant à former des noms de maladie, également à partir de la notion d’attirance.
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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.