anhydrite

\a.ni.dʁit\

/\a.ni.dʁit\/ noun

The verdict

“anhydrite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Espèce minérale composée de sulfate de calcium (CaSO₄), de formule CaSO₄.

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Index FR-anhydrite · anhydrite · French

anhydrite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 anhydrite
PropertyValue
Headwordanhydrite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.dʁit\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anhydrite » en français

anhydritereste 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

anhydrite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ni.dʁit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce minérale composée de sulfate de calcium (CaSO₄), de formule CaSO₄.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anhydrite, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is anhydrite, spelled A-N-H-Y-D-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce minérale composée de sulfate de calcium (CaSO₄), de formule CaSO₄.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’Anhydrite est ordinairement de couleur blanche ou grisâtre et quelquefois bleuâtre; d'autres fois elle est colorée soit en violâtre ou rougeâtre par une très-faible quantité de peroxyde de fer, soit en gris foncé brun ou noirâtre par des matières argileuses ou bitumineuses, soit enfin en jaune par un peu de soufre disséminé en parties très-ténues; cette…
  2. Des baguettes d’anhydrite résiduelle demeurent quelquefois en abondance dans les nodules, observation également effectuée sur les évaporites messiniennes de Méditerranée (Schreiber et al. , 1976, p. 740).

Synonyms

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 "anhydrite"?
"anhydrite" is spelled A-N-H-Y-D-R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.dʁit\.
What does "anhydrite" mean?
As a noun, "anhydrite" means: Espèce minérale composée de sulfate de calcium (CaSO₄), de formule CaSO₄.
How do you pronounce "anhydrite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anhydrite" is \a.ni.dʁit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anhydrite" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list