Fructidor
/ˈfɹʊktɪdɔː/
"fructidor" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fructidor” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The twelfth and final month of the French Republican Calendar, from August 18 or 19 to September 16 or 17.
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Index EN-fructidor · Fructidor · English
Fructidor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | Fructidor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɹʊktɪdɔː/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Fructidor” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Fructidor is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈfɹʊktɪdɔː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The twelfth and final month of the French Republican Calendar, from August 18 or 19 to September 16 or 17.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Fructidor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French fructidor, from Latin fructus (“fruit”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). The correct English form is Fructidor, spelled F-R-U-C-T-I-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1The twelfth and final month of the French Republican Calendar, from August 18 or 19 to September 16 or 17.
Etymology
Borrowed from French fructidor, from Latin fructus (“fruit”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
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.