télésie

\te.le.zi\

/\te.le.zi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom donné par Haüy au corindon et à ses variétés, le rubis, le saphir et la topaze d'Orient.

Corpus desk

Index FR-telesie · télésie · French

télésie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for télésie
PropertyValue
Headwordtélésie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.le.zi\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « télésie » en français

télésiesiège 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

télésie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.le.zi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom donné par Haüy au corindon et à ses variétés, le rubis, le saphir et la topaze d'Orient.".

No misspelling variants are generated for télésie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is télésie, spelled T-É-L-É-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné par Haüy au corindon et à ses variétés, le rubis, le saphir et la topaze d'Orient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le saphir oriental est la télésie colorée en bleu d'azur ; si elle est colorée en rouge intense, c’est le rubis d’orient des lapidaires.

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 "télésie"?
"télésie" is spelled T-É-L-É-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \te.le.zi\.
What does "télésie" mean?
As a noun, "télésie" means: Nom donné par Haüy au corindon et à ses variétés, le rubis, le saphir et la topaze d'Orient.
How do you pronounce "télésie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "télésie" is \te.le.zi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "télésie" come from?
"télésie" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list