xylographie
\ɡzi.lɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
The verdict
“xylographie” 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) - Art d’imprimer avec des caractères de bois, ou avec des planchettes de bois dans lesquelles sont taillées les lettres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-xylographie · xylographie · French
xylographie · 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 "X" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | xylographie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡzi.lɔ.ɡʁa.fi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « xylographie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
xylographie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡzi.lɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for xylographie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is xylographie, spelled X-Y-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1Art d’imprimer avec des caractères de bois, ou avec des planchettes de bois dans lesquelles sont taillées les lettres.
- 2Épreuve de gravure sur bois, estampe xylographique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how xylographie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La xylographie, qui a précédé l’imprimerie typographique, a surtout été en usage au quinzième siècle et au seizième.
Laboureur a donné, dès 1892, de robustes xylographies, d'une grande hardiesse pour l'époque.
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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.