sténographie

\ste.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\

/\ste.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

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The verdict

“sténographie” is uncommon French (frequency #82,496 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,496
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Art d’écrire par signes conventionnels, d’une manière aussi rapide que la parole.

Key facts for sténographie
PropertyValue
Headwordsténographie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ste.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sténographie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sténographie lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sténographie is uncommon French at frequency #82,496 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ste.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sténographie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sténographie, spelled S-T-É-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art d’écrire par signes conventionnels, d’une manière aussi rapide que la parole.
  2. 2
    Document produit grâce à cette technique.

This word in other languages

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sténographie"?
"sténographie" is spelled S-T-É-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ste.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\.
What does "sténographie" mean?
As a noun, "sténographie" means: Art d’écrire par signes conventionnels, d’une manière aussi rapide que la parole.
How do you pronounce "sténographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sténographie" is \ste.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sténographie" come from?
"sténographie" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sténographie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-É-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ste.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list