télesthésie

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suggestion mentale, télépathie volontaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-telesthesie · télesthésie · French

télesthésie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for télesthésie
PropertyValue
Headwordtélesthésie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « télesthésie » en français

télesthésiereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

télesthésie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suggestion mentale, télépathie volontaire.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for télesthésie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is télesthésie, spelled T-É-L-E-S-T-H-É-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suggestion mentale, télépathie volontaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On distingue la télesthésie des télépathies naturelles et sauvages, en ce que la télesthésie est une télépathie volontaire ou contrôlée.
  2. Les espions parapsychiques : la décision des plus étonnantes du gouvernement américain d'informer le public de sa participation à des activités de télesthésie a surpris plusieurs.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "télesthésie"?
"télesthésie" is spelled T-É-L-E-S-T-H-É-S-I-E.
What does "télesthésie" mean?
As a noun, "télesthésie" means: Suggestion mentale, télépathie volontaire.
What language does "télesthésie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list