phylactère
\fi.lak.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“phylactère” is an uncommon French word, ranked #99,477 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #99,477
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Amulette, talisman pour se préserver du mauvais sort.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phylactère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.lak.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #99,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “phylactère” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for phylactère is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fi.lak.tɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #99,477 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for phylactère, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is phylactère, spelled P-H-Y-L-A-C-T-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Amulette, talisman pour se préserver du mauvais sort.
- 2Téfila, boîte cubique en cuir noir que l’on porte sur le front, attaché par un lacet de cuir qui s’enroule également autour du bras, qui contient un petit parchemin sur lequel sont inscrits quatre versets de la Torah.
- 3Reliquaire, châsse renfermant les reliques d’un saint.
- 4Banderole peinte, dessinée ou sculptée, sur laquelle se déploient les paroles prononcées par le personnage que l’on représente.
- 5Banderole peinte, dessinée ou sculptée, sur laquelle se déploient les paroles prononcées par le personnage que l’on représente.
- 6Bulle d’aspect variable, reliée à un personnage ou à un objet pour indiquer un son émis, une parole.
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); 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 “phylactère”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-H-Y-L-A-C-T-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fi.lak.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.