quelquetième

\kɛl.kə.tjɛm\

/\kɛl.kə.tjɛm\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui concerne l’ordinal ou la fraction quelquetième.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quelquetieme · quelquetième · French

quelquetième · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 quelquetième
PropertyValue
Headwordquelquetième
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɛl.kə.tjɛm\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quelquetième » en français

quelquetièmesiège 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

quelquetième is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɛl.kə.tjɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui concerne l’ordinal ou la fraction quelquetième.".

quelquetième has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, 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 quelquetième, spelled Q-U-E-L-Q-U-E-T-I-È-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui concerne l’ordinal ou la fraction quelquetième.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Donnez-moi un quelquetième gâteau.
  2. On prendra le quelquetième appel.

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 "quelquetième"?
"quelquetième" is spelled Q-U-E-L-Q-U-E-T-I-È-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛl.kə.tjɛm\.
What does "quelquetième" mean?
As an adjective, "quelquetième" means: Qui concerne l’ordinal ou la fraction quelquetième.
How do you pronounce "quelquetième"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quelquetième" is \kɛl.kə.tjɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quelquetième" come from?
"quelquetième" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list