abstrus
\ap.stʁy\
The verdict
“abstrus” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est difficile à comprendre, à saisir par l’esprit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstrus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ap.stʁy\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abstrus” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for abstrus is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ap.stʁy\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abstrus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is abstrus, spelled A-B-S-T-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1Qui est difficile à comprendre, à saisir par l’esprit.
- 2S’applique quelquefois aux personnes.
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.
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Using “abstrus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-B-S-T-R-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ap.stʁy\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.