triathlète
\tʁi.a.tlɛt\
The verdict
“triathlète” is uncommon French (frequency #74,439 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,439
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sportif ou sportive qui pratique le triathlon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-triathlete · triathlète · French
triathlète · rank #74,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,439
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 164,488
- PHOTO-FINISH trine
Nearest frequency peer: trine (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “triathlète”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- transformer…
transformeront
25,565 corpus weight
- transformèr…
transformèrent
25,564 corpus weight
- triathlète
triathlète
25,562 corpus weight
- trine
trine
25,561 corpus weight
- tripe
tripe
25,560 corpus weight
- tripot
tripot
25,559 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “triathlète” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | triathlète |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁi.a.tlɛt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “triathlète” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
triathlète is uncommon French at frequency #74,439 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁi.a.tlɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sportif ou sportive qui pratique le triathlon.".
Zero misspellings are on record for triathlète in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is triathlète, spelled T-R-I-A-T-H-L-È-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sportif ou sportive qui pratique le triathlon.
Synonyms
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.