orthographe

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orthographia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρθογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (orthogrăphĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.to.ɡʁaf/

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• Rhymes: -af

Noun

orthographe f (plural orthographes)

1. orthography; spelling

Derived terms

• faute d'orthographe
• vérificateur d'orthographe

Related terms

• orthographier
• orthographique

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: òtograf
• Mauritian Creole: ⇒ lortograf, ortograf

Further reading

• “orthographe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Middle French

Noun

orthographe f (plural orthographes)

1. orthography; spelling