androsphinx
\ɑ̃.dʁɔs.fɛ̃ks\
The verdict
“androsphinx” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sphinx se caractérisant par un corps de lion accroupi ou couché aux longues pattes et une tête d’homme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-androsphinx · androsphinx · French
androsphinx · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | androsphinx |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.dʁɔs.fɛ̃ks\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « androsphinx » en français
Rare enough to double-check
androsphinx is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.dʁɔs.fɛ̃ks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sphinx se caractérisant par un corps de lion accroupi ou couché aux longues pattes et une tête d’homme.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for androsphinx, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 androsphinx, spelled A-N-D-R-O-S-P-H-I-N-X.
Definition
- 1Sphinx se caractérisant par un corps de lion accroupi ou couché aux longues pattes et une tête d’homme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how androsphinx appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce prince y avait fait placer des statues colossales et des androsphinx d’une hauteur prodigieuse.
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.