anorexie mentale

\a.nɔ.ʁɛk.si mɑ̃.tal\

/\a.nɔ.ʁɛk.si mɑ̃.tal\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trouble des conduites alimentaires, qui se manifeste notamment par une préoccupation très forte de l’apparence, qui entraîne des restrictions alimentaires drastiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-anorexie-mentale · anorexie mentale · French

anorexie mentale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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 anorexie mentale
PropertyValue
Headwordanorexie mentale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.nɔ.ʁɛk.si mɑ̃.tal\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anorexie mentale » en français

anorexie mentalereste 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

anorexie mentale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.nɔ.ʁɛk.si mɑ̃.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trouble des conduites alimentaires, qui se manifeste notamment par une préoccupation très forte de l’apparence, qui entraîne des restrictions alimentaires drastiques.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anorexie mentale, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is anorexie mentale, spelled A-N-O-R-E-X-I-E- -M-E-N-T-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trouble des conduites alimentaires, qui se manifeste notamment par une préoccupation très forte de l’apparence, qui entraîne des restrictions alimentaires drastiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les troubles du comportement alimentaire (TCA) sont souvent synonymes d’anorexie mentale et de boulimie.
  2. Des femmes intelligentes — et ce qualificatif ne manque jamais d’être souligné dans les écrits cliniques sur ce trouble, allant même jusqu’à pointer combien les patientes sont des expertes de la performance intellectuelle, ce qui met en évidence la relation étroite entre l’acharnement de la pensée et l’anorexie mentale — des femmes intelligentes, donc, en…

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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 "anorexie mentale"?
"anorexie mentale" is spelled A-N-O-R-E-X-I-E- -M-E-N-T-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.nɔ.ʁɛk.si mɑ̃.tal\.
What does "anorexie mentale" mean?
As a noun, "anorexie mentale" means: Trouble des conduites alimentaires, qui se manifeste notamment par une préoccupation très forte de l’apparence, qui entraîne des restrictions alimentaires drastiques.
How do you pronounce "anorexie mentale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anorexie mentale" is \a.nɔ.ʁɛk.si mɑ̃.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anorexie mentale" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list