telluride

\tɛ.ly.ʁid\

/\tɛ.ly.ʁid\/ noun

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The verdict

“telluride” is uncommon French (frequency #99,698 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,698
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Combinaison de tellure et d’un corps simple.

Key facts for telluride
PropertyValue
Headwordtelluride
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛ.ly.ʁid\
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “telluride” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). telluride lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

telluride is uncommon French at frequency #99,698 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɛ.ly.ʁid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Combinaison de tellure et d’un corps simple.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for telluride, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is telluride, spelled T-E-L-L-U-R-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Combinaison de tellure et d’un corps simple.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "telluride"?
"telluride" is spelled T-E-L-L-U-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛ.ly.ʁid\.
What does "telluride" mean?
As a noun, "telluride" means: Combinaison de tellure et d’un corps simple.
How do you pronounce "telluride"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "telluride" is \tɛ.ly.ʁid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "telluride" come from?
"telluride" 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 “telluride”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-E-L-L-U-R-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɛ.ly.ʁid\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list