télégraphier
\te.le.ɡʁa.fje\
The verdict
“télégraphier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transmettre au moyen du télégraphe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-telegraphier · télégraphier · French
télégraphier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | télégraphier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \te.le.ɡʁa.fje\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « télégraphier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
télégraphier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \te.le.ɡʁa.fje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for télégraphier, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is télégraphier, spelled T-É-L-É-G-R-A-P-H-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Transmettre au moyen du télégraphe.
- 2Annoncer bien en avance ce qui va se passer, ce qui va arriver.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how télégraphier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous télégraphiâmes immédiatement au poste météorologique pour demander s'ils avaient eu connaissance de ces visiteurs; […].
La fin du film est télégraphiée dès le début, et il n’y a donc pas de surprise.
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.