antérograde
\ɑ̃.te.ʁɔ.ɡʁad\
The verdict
“antérograde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui va de l’avant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anterograde · antérograde · French
antérograde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antérograde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.te.ʁɔ.ɡʁad\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
antérograde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.te.ʁɔ.ɡʁad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for antérograde in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is antérograde, spelled A-N-T-É-R-O-G-R-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Qui va de l’avant.
- 2Qui s’applique après un événement particulier. Désigne notamment un cas particulier d'amnésie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how antérograde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un mouvement antérograde.
L’amnésie antérograde porte sur les faits postérieurs à l’accident.
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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.