prolixité

\pʁɔ.lik.si.te\

/\pʁɔ.lik.si.te\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est prolixe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prolixite · prolixité · French

prolixité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 prolixité
PropertyValue
Headwordprolixité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.lik.si.te\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prolixité » en français

prolixitésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prolixité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.lik.si.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualité de ce qui est prolixe.".

prolixité doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prolixité, spelled P-R-O-L-I-X-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est prolixe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Karl lui raconta tout avec la prolixité guerrière d’un vieux soldat.
  2. Mais Mémé Gâté empoigna son verre d’une main ferme, et le porta à sa bouche sans en renverser la moindre goutte. Fabio afficha une moue admirative, et cette prouesse ranima la prolixité de Justin :

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 "prolixité"?
"prolixité" is spelled P-R-O-L-I-X-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.lik.si.te\.
What does "prolixité" mean?
As a noun, "prolixité" means: Qualité de ce qui est prolixe.
How do you pronounce "prolixité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolixité" is \pʁɔ.lik.si.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolixité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list