pseudépigraphe
\psø.de.pi.ɡʁaf\
The verdict
“pseudépigraphe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Nom donné aux livres bibliques qui portent de faux titres, de faux noms.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pseudepigraphe · pseudépigraphe · French
pseudépigraphe · 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 | pseudépigraphe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \psø.de.pi.ɡʁaf\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pseudépigraphe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pseudépigraphe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \psø.de.pi.ɡʁaf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pseudépigraphe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pseudépigraphe, spelled P-S-E-U-D-É-P-I-G-R-A-P-H-E.
Definition
- 1Nom donné aux livres bibliques qui portent de faux titres, de faux noms.
- 2Texte, ouvrage faussement attribué à un grand personnage du passé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pseudépigraphe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Donc de ne pas enfermer la vérité dans l’Antiquité, mais prenant en compte le flux créateur de la durée, voir comment un pseudépigraphe a pu faire autorité, comment l’erreur a une histoire et fait partie de l’Histoire.
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.