spéléologiste
\spe.le.ɔ.lɔ.ʒist\
The verdict
“spéléologiste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de spéléologue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-speleologiste · spéléologiste · French
spéléologiste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | spéléologiste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \spe.le.ɔ.lɔ.ʒist\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
spéléologiste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \spe.le.ɔ.lɔ.ʒist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de spéléologue.".
No misspelling variants are generated for spéléologiste in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is spéléologiste, spelled S-P-É-L-É-O-L-O-G-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de spéléologue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spéléologiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour désigner la science des gouffres, nos dictionnaires ne connaissent que le mot spéléologie, et les savants qui la pratiquent s’appellent spéléologues, terme déclaré par le Larousse du xxᵉ siècle préférable à spéléologiste, dont l’existence est attestée, mais l’usage peu fréquent.
À cela il faut également ajouter que certaines grottes ont été visitées de façon systématique par nos collègues spéléologistes, qui ont ainsi eu lʼoccasion dʼy faire de nombreuses captures de cet Opilion.
This word in other languages
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.