rhapsodie

\ʁap.sɔ.di\

/\ʁap.sɔ.di\/ noun

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The verdict

“rhapsodie” is uncommon French (frequency #84,254 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,254
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chez les Grecs, morceaux détachés de l’Iliade et de l’Odyssée, que chantaient les rhapsodes.

Key facts for rhapsodie
PropertyValue
Headwordrhapsodie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁap.sɔ.di\
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rhapsodie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rhapsodie lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rhapsodie is uncommon French at frequency #84,254 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁap.sɔ.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for rhapsodie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rhapsodie, spelled R-H-A-P-S-O-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chez les Grecs, morceaux détachés de l’Iliade et de l’Odyssée, que chantaient les rhapsodes.
  2. 2
    Mauvais ramas, soit de vers, soit de prose.
  3. 3
    Mauvais ramas de choses.
  4. 4
    Œuvre composée de plusieurs motifs présentés les uns après les autres.

This word in other languages

rhapsody(English)rapsodia(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rhapsodie"?
"rhapsodie" is spelled R-H-A-P-S-O-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁap.sɔ.di\.
What does "rhapsodie" mean?
As a noun, "rhapsodie" means: Chez les Grecs, morceaux détachés de l’Iliade et de l’Odyssée, que chantaient les rhapsodes.
How do you pronounce "rhapsodie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rhapsodie" is \ʁap.sɔ.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rhapsodie" come from?
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Using “rhapsodie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-H-A-P-S-O-D-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁap.sɔ.di\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list