anémoscope

\a.ne.mɔ.skɔp\

/\a.ne.mɔ.skɔp\/ noun

The verdict

“anémoscope” 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) - Outil qui sert à observer et prévoir les variations du vent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-anemoscope · anémoscope · French

anémoscope · 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.

Key facts for anémoscope
PropertyValue
Headwordanémoscope
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ne.mɔ.skɔp\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anémoscope » en français

anémoscopesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

anémoscope doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 anémoscope, spelled A-N-É-M-O-S-C-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Outil qui sert à observer et prévoir les variations du vent.
  2. 2
    Machine qui indique le poids de l’air.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’anémoscope le plus simple est la girouette.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anémoscope"?
"anémoscope" is spelled A-N-É-M-O-S-C-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ne.mɔ.skɔp\.
What does "anémoscope" mean?
As a noun, "anémoscope" means: Outil qui sert à observer et prévoir les variations du vent.
How do you pronounce "anémoscope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anémoscope" is \a.ne.mɔ.skɔp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anémoscope" come from?
"anémoscope" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list