ansel
\ɑ̃.sɛl\
The verdict
“ansel” is uncommon French (frequency #57,077 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,077
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Scille maritime.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ansel · ansel · French
ansel · rank #57,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,077
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH angoisser
Nearest frequency peer: angoisser (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « ansel »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- amélia
amélia
42,927 corpus weight
- Andrzej
Andrzej
42,926 corpus weight
- angoisser
angoisser
42,925 corpus weight
- ansel
ansel
42,924 corpus weight
- anticlérica…
anticléricalisme
42,923 corpus weight
- ants
ants
42,922 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ansel » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ansel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.sɛl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ansel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ansel is uncommon French at frequency #57,077 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.sɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Scille maritime.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ansel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ansel, spelled A-N-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Scille maritime.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ansel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parmi les autres espèces des landes côtières, notons le klakh (Ferula tingitana), […], le drias (Thapsia garganica), le brouak (asphodèle), le skoum (asperge sauvage), des iris, des narcisses, des crocus, le yerni, une aroïdée […]; puis, dans les terrains sablonneux, le rtem (Rétama monosperma), grand genêt à fleurs blanches très odorantes, l’ansel (Scill…
Les landes côtières abondent, par endroits, en klakh (ferula tingitana) : on y trouve encore le sekkoum (asperge sauvage), des iris, des narcisses, des crocus; dans les terrains sablonneux abondent le rtem (rétama monosperma), grand genêt à fleurs blanches très odorantes, et le ansel (scilla maritima), le drias (thapsia garganica), le cerinthe aux bractée…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "ansel"?
What does "ansel" mean?
How do you pronounce "ansel"?
What language does "ansel" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ansel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).