abstrus
French, adjective/ap.stʁy/
abstrus is spelled A-B-S-T-R-U-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written French, the 304,757th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abstrus is a French adjective meaning “abstruse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est difficile à comprendre, à saisir par l’esprit”.
What does abstrus mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatoryabstruse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est difficile à comprendre, à saisir par l’esprit. 2. S’applique quelquefois aux personnes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abstrus
- abstruse feminine
- abstruses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abstrus?
- /ap.stʁy/
- \ap.stʁy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abstrus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abstrus in French?
abstrus appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).