abnormal

\ˈapnɔʁmaːl\

/\ˈapnɔʁmaːl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anormal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abnormal · abnormal · French

abnormal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 abnormal
PropertyValue
Headwordabnormal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈapnɔʁmaːl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « abnormal » en français

abnormalreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abnormal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈapnɔʁmaːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anormal.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abnormal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is abnormal, spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anormal.

Synonyms

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 "abnormal"?
"abnormal" is spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈapnɔʁmaːl\.
What does "abnormal" mean?
As an adjective, "abnormal" means: Anormal.
How do you pronounce "abnormal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abnormal" is \ˈapnɔʁmaːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abnormal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list