sapidité
\sa.pi.di.te\
The verdict
“sapidité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui a de la saveur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sapidite · sapidité · French
sapidité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sapidité |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.pi.di.te\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sapidité » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sapidité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.pi.di.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualité de ce qui a de la saveur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sapidité, 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sapidité, spelled S-A-P-I-D-I-T-É.
Definition
- 1Qualité de ce qui a de la saveur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sapidité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leur ignominie, que j’avais estimée complète, irréprochable et savoureuse autant que peut l’être un élixir de malédiction, n’avait plus la moindre sapidité […]
Mme Angelier aspirait à un plaisir optique qui se fût compliqué de sapidité ; la vue inopinée d’un citron, le crissement intolérable du couteau qui le divise en deux, appellent sur la langue l’eau de la convoitise…
Antonyms
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.