anfractuosité

\ɑ̃.fʁak.tɥo.zi.te\

/\ɑ̃.fʁak.tɥo.zi.te\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cavité, creux, enfoncement irrégulier et sinueux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-anfractuosite · anfractuosité · French

anfractuosité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 anfractuosité
PropertyValue
Headwordanfractuosité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.fʁak.tɥo.zi.te\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anfractuosité » en français

anfractuositéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

anfractuosité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.fʁak.tɥo.zi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for anfractuosité in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is anfractuosité, spelled A-N-F-R-A-C-T-U-O-S-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cavité, creux, enfoncement irrégulier et sinueux.
  2. 2
    Cavité inégale qui se trouve à la surface de certains os.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puis, de Vouvray jusqu'à Tours, les effrayantes anfractuosités de cette colline déchirée sont habitées par une population de vignerons.
  2. Les pies de mer, les alouettes de mer, suivaient en piétinant les anfractuosités de la côte.

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 "anfractuosité"?
"anfractuosité" is spelled A-N-F-R-A-C-T-U-O-S-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fʁak.tɥo.zi.te\.
What does "anfractuosité" mean?
As a noun, "anfractuosité" means: Cavité, creux, enfoncement irrégulier et sinueux.
How do you pronounce "anfractuosité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfractuosité" is \ɑ̃.fʁak.tɥo.zi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfractuosité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list