acétose

\a.se.toz\

/\a.se.toz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-acetose · acétose · French

acétose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 acétose
PropertyValue
Headwordacétose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.se.toz\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « acétose » en français

acétosen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

acétose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.se.toz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for acétose, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 acétose, spelled A-C-É-T-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de cétose.
  2. 2
    Production ou excès de cétoses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans le cas du jeûne, on note effectivement une légère acétose des urines, puisqu'elle signe le catabolisme des graisses de réserves.
  2. Ses bouses sont plutôt sèches, son haleine sent l’acétose.

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 "acétose"?
"acétose" is spelled A-C-É-T-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.se.toz\.
What does "acétose" mean?
As a noun, "acétose" means: Variante de cétose.
How do you pronounce "acétose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acétose" is \a.se.toz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acétose" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list