anis étoilé

\a.ni.s‿e.twa.le\

/\a.ni.s‿e.twa.le\/ noun

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The verdict

“anis étoilé” 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 May 6, 2026) - Fruit du badianier de Chine (Illicium verum) utilisé entre autres comme épice en cuisine pour son goût anisé.

Key facts for anis étoilé
PropertyValue
Headwordanis étoilé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.s‿e.twa.le\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anis étoilé” sits in French frequency

anis étoilé falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

anis étoilé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ni.s‿e.twa.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fruit du badianier de Chine (Illicium verum) utilisé entre autres comme épice en cuisine pour son goût anisé.".

anis étoilé doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is anis étoilé, spelled A-N-I-S- -É-T-O-I-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruit du badianier de Chine (Illicium verum) utilisé entre autres comme épice en cuisine pour son goût anisé.

Synonyms

badiane chinoise

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 "anis étoilé"?
"anis étoilé" is spelled A-N-I-S- -É-T-O-I-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.s‿e.twa.le\.
What does "anis étoilé" mean?
As a noun, "anis étoilé" means: Fruit du badianier de Chine (Illicium verum) utilisé entre autres comme épice en cuisine pour son goût anisé.
How do you pronounce "anis étoilé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anis étoilé" is \a.ni.s‿e.twa.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anis étoilé" come from?
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Using “anis étoilé”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-I-S- -É-T-O-I-L-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ni.s‿e.twa.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list