spicilège

\spi.si.lɛʒ\

/\spi.si.lɛʒ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recueil d’actes, de pièces, de traités, choix de morceaux, de pensées, d’observations.

Corpus desk

Index FR-spicilege · spicilège · French

spicilège · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 spicilège
PropertyValue
Headwordspicilège
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\spi.si.lɛʒ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « spicilège » en français

spicilègesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

spicilège is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \spi.si.lɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spicilège, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is spicilège, spelled S-P-I-C-I-L-È-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recueil d’actes, de pièces, de traités, choix de morceaux, de pensées, d’observations.
  2. 2
    Cahier personnel illustré de photos, etc. ; album de collimage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cet ouvrage en forme de spicilège propose cinquante noms pour cartographier la décroissance.

Synonyms

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 "spicilège"?
"spicilège" is spelled S-P-I-C-I-L-È-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \spi.si.lɛʒ\.
What does "spicilège" mean?
As a noun, "spicilège" means: Recueil d’actes, de pièces, de traités, choix de morceaux, de pensées, d’observations.
How do you pronounce "spicilège"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spicilège" is \spi.si.lɛʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spicilège" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list