absinthe

\ap.sɛ̃t\

/\ap.sɛ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

“absinthe” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,352
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom usuel de Artemisia absinthium variété d’armoise, plante vivace de la famille des Astéracées, très amère et aromatique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-absinthe · absinthe · French

absinthe · rank #35,352 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,352
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH abricot

Nearest frequency peer: abricot (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « absinthe »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « absinthe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absinthe
PropertyValue
Headwordabsinthe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ap.sɛ̃t\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,352
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « absinthe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).absinthese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « abricot » (#35,351), « accrus » (#35,353), « accélérations » (#35,354). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « absinthe » est au #35,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around absinthe (IPA \ap.sɛ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,352 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for absinthe, with forms such as "abbsinthe", "abisnthe", and "absinhte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is absinthe, spelled A-B-S-I-N-T-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel de Artemisia absinthium variété d’armoise, plante vivace de la famille des Astéracées, très amère et aromatique.
  2. 2
    Liqueur de couleur verte qu’on prépare en faisant infuser les feuilles de la plante dans de l’eau-de-vie.
  3. 3
    Un verre de cette boisson.
  4. 4
    Amertume.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how absinthe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai mis entre mes lèvres une tige d’absinthe grise, et j’en ai gardé l’amertume.
  2. — Et là, continua Guardi Guedj, s’étale jusqu’au bout du monde un tapis d’herbes et quand elles sont touchées par le vent, ce tapis sent l’absinthe à l’odeur amère.

Synonyms

aluinegrande absintheherbe aux versherbe saintebleuefée verteverte

This word in other languages

wormwood(English)ajenjo(Español)Wermut(Deutsch)absinto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsinthe
  • abisnthe
  • absinhte
  • absinnthe
  • absinteh
  • absinthhe
  • absintthe
  • absitnhe
  • absnithe
  • abssinthe
  • asbinthe
  • basinthe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absinthe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbsinthe1abisnthe2absinhte2absinnthe1absinteh2absinthhe1absintthe1absitnhe2
Edit distance from "absinthe"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "absinthe"?
"absinthe" is spelled A-B-S-I-N-T-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ap.sɛ̃t\.
What does "absinthe" mean?
As a noun, "absinthe" means: Nom usuel de Artemisia absinthium variété d’armoise, plante vivace de la famille des Astéracées, très amère et aromatique.
What are common misspellings of "absinthe"?
Common misspellings include "abbsinthe", "abisnthe", "absinhte", "absinnthe", "absinteh". The correct spelling is "absinthe".
How do you pronounce "absinthe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absinthe" is \ap.sɛ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absinthe" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "absinthe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

allégresse12 variantsaltitudes12 variantsvisitées12 variantsvibrante12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list