scialet
\sja.lɛ\
The verdict
“scialet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gouffre karstique situé dans les massifs pré-alpins de Savoie, Drôme et d’Isère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scialet · scialet · French
scialet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | scialet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sja.lɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
scialet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sja.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gouffre karstique situé dans les massifs pré-alpins de Savoie, Drôme et d’Isère.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scialet, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is scialet, spelled S-C-I-A-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Gouffre karstique situé dans les massifs pré-alpins de Savoie, Drôme et d’Isère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scialet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le scialet de la Combe de Fer fut exploré une première fois en 1935 par l’alpiniste et spéléologue grenoblois Raymond Gaché.
Les scialets de ce plateau sont traîtres pour les skieurs, d’où l’importance d’en marquer la position avec des piquets ou des barrières.
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.