sapidité

\sa.pi.di.te\

/\sa.pi.di.te\/ noun

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.

Key facts for sapidité
PropertyValue
Headwordsapidité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.pi.di.te\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sapidité » en français

sapiditéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui a de la saveur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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 […]
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sapidité"?
"sapidité" is spelled S-A-P-I-D-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.pi.di.te\.
What does "sapidité" mean?
As a noun, "sapidité" means: Qualité de ce qui a de la saveur.
How do you pronounce "sapidité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sapidité" is \sa.pi.di.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sapidité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list