scolie

\skɔ.li\

/\skɔ.li\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Note explicative.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scolie · scolie · French

scolie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for scolie
PropertyValue
Headwordscolie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skɔ.li\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « scolie » en français

scolien'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

scolie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \skɔ.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Note explicative.".

Zero misspellings are on record for scolie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 scolie, spelled S-C-O-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Note explicative.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les scolies, dans l’Anacréon de Rancé, suivent une à une les odes ; les pièces à la louange du jeune traducteur, imprimées à la tête de l’ouvrage, ne donnent guère une idée de l’avenir du saint.
  2. Les anciennes scolies sur Aristophane sont très estimées.

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 "scolie"?
"scolie" is spelled S-C-O-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \skɔ.li\.
What does "scolie" mean?
As a noun, "scolie" means: Note explicative.
How do you pronounce "scolie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scolie" is \skɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scolie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list