théophanie

\te.ɔ.fa.ni\

/\te.ɔ.fa.ni\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Révélation d’une divinité par le truchement de son apparition.

Corpus desk

Index FR-theophanie · théophanie · French

théophanie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 théophanie
PropertyValue
Headwordthéophanie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.ɔ.fa.ni\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « théophanie » en français

théophanien'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

théophanie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.ɔ.fa.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Révélation d’une divinité par le truchement de son apparition.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for théophanie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is théophanie, spelled T-H-É-O-P-H-A-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Révélation d’une divinité par le truchement de son apparition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’y a qu’une théophanie, qui est la Croix.
  2. Bien sûr, je ne peux pas écrire ce qu’il me demande. La théophanie n’appartient qu’à ceux qui l’ont vécue ; elle reste éternellement accessible à tous les autres, qui ne se représenteront jamais les sentiments qu’elle procure. Davis est persuadé qu’il peut parler à Dieu grâce à des nombres aléatoires, et que cela est désormais démontré.

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 "théophanie"?
"théophanie" is spelled T-H-É-O-P-H-A-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \te.ɔ.fa.ni\.
What does "théophanie" mean?
As a noun, "théophanie" means: Révélation d’une divinité par le truchement de son apparition.
How do you pronounce "théophanie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "théophanie" is \te.ɔ.fa.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "théophanie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list