table de Mendeleïev

\ta.blə də mɛn.de.le.jɛv\

/\ta.blə də mɛn.de.le.jɛv\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tableau de Mendeleïev, tableau périodique des éléments.

Key facts for table de Mendeleïev
PropertyValue
Headwordtable de Mendeleïev
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.blə də mɛn.de.le.jɛv\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “table de Mendeleïev” sits in French frequency

table de Mendeleïev falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

table de Mendeleïev is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.blə də mɛn.de.le.jɛv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tableau de Mendeleïev, tableau périodique des éléments.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for table de Mendeleïev, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is table de Mendeleïev, spelled T-A-B-L-E- -D-E- -M-E-N-D-E-L-E-Ï-E-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tableau de Mendeleïev, tableau périodique des éléments.

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 "table de Mendeleïev"?
"table de Mendeleïev" is spelled T-A-B-L-E- -D-E- -M-E-N-D-E-L-E-Ï-E-V. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.blə də mɛn.de.le.jɛv\.
What does "table de Mendeleïev" mean?
As a noun, "table de Mendeleïev" means: Tableau de Mendeleïev, tableau périodique des éléments.
How do you pronounce "table de Mendeleïev"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "table de Mendeleïev" is \ta.blə də mɛn.de.le.jɛv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "table de Mendeleïev" come from?
"table de Mendeleïev" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “table de Mendeleïev”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-B-L-E- -D-E- -M-E-N-D-E-L-E-Ï-E-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.blə də mɛn.de.le.jɛv\ (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
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