aliéniste
\a.lje.nist\
The verdict
“aliéniste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui concerne les aliénés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alieniste · aliéniste · French
aliéniste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | aliéniste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.lje.nist\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aliéniste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aliéniste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.lje.nist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui concerne les aliénés.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aliéniste, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aliéniste, spelled A-L-I-É-N-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Qui concerne les aliénés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aliéniste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je fixai les yeux, longtemps, sur celui qui me parlait ainsi, et tout à coup je reconnus le docteur Bertram, le célèbre médecin aliéniste de Dublin.
La médecine aliéniste.
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.