quatre-vingtième
\ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.tjɛm\
The verdict
“quatre-vingtième” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adjectif ordinal de quatre-vingts.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quatre-vingtième |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.tjɛm\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quatre-vingtième” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quatre-vingtième is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.tjɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adjectif ordinal de quatre-vingts.".
quatre-vingtième doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is quatre-vingtième, spelled Q-U-A-T-R-E---V-I-N-G-T-I-È-M-E.
Definition
- 1Adjectif ordinal de quatre-vingts.
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Using “quatre-vingtième”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Q-U-A-T-R-E---V-I-N-G-T-I-È-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.tjɛm\ (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.