supplétif
\sy.ple.tif\
The verdict
“supplétif” is uncommon French (frequency #89,215 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,215
- frequency rank, French
- 394,209
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui complète ; qui sert de supplément.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supplétif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sy.ple.tif\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “supplétif” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
supplétif is uncommon French at frequency #89,215 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sy.ple.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for supplétif in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is supplétif, spelled S-U-P-P-L-É-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui complète ; qui sert de supplément.
- 2Qui est utilisé quand on ne peut s’appuyer sur un autre texte.
- 3Qualifie des combattants recrutés sur place pour compléter l’armée régulière.
- 4Relatif à la supplétion. Dont l’étymologie est différente de celle des autres formes.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “supplétif”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-U-P-P-L-É-T-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sy.ple.tif\ (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
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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.