animosus

\a.ni.ˈmoː.sus\

/\a.ni.ˈmoː.sus\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Animé, plein d'air.

Corpus desk

Index FR-animosus · animosus · French

animosus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 animosus
PropertyValue
Headwordanimosus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.ni.ˈmoː.sus\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « animosus » en français

animosussiège 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

animosus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.ni.ˈmoː.sus\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for animosus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is animosus, spelled A-N-I-M-O-S-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animé, plein d'air.
  2. 2
    Courageux, hardi.

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 "animosus"?
"animosus" is spelled A-N-I-M-O-S-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.ˈmoː.sus\.
What does "animosus" mean?
As an adjective, "animosus" means: Animé, plein d'air.
How do you pronounce "animosus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animosus" is \a.ni.ˈmoː.sus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animosus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list