adénovirus
\a.de.no.vi.ʁys\
The verdict
“adénovirus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Famille de virus à ADN qui regroupe une centaine de variétés, dont une quarantaine environ peut infecter l’homme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-adenovirus · adénovirus · French
adénovirus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adénovirus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.de.no.vi.ʁys\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « adénovirus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
adénovirus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.de.no.vi.ʁys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Famille de virus à ADN qui regroupe une centaine de variétés, dont une quarantaine environ peut infecter l’homme.".
adénovirus has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is adénovirus, spelled A-D-É-N-O-V-I-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1Famille de virus à ADN qui regroupe une centaine de variétés, dont une quarantaine environ peut infecter l’homme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how adénovirus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par ailleurs, les adénovirus induisent une forte réponse immunitaire, ce qui limite les possibilités d’injections multiples.
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.