anthracnose
\ɑ̃.tʁak.noz\
The verdict
“anthracnose” 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 September 3, 2026) - Maladie cryptogamique de la vigne et de divers légumes ou fruits, provoquée par un champignon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anthracnose · anthracnose · French
anthracnose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anthracnose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.tʁak.noz\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anthracnose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.tʁak.noz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maladie cryptogamique de la vigne et de divers légumes ou fruits, provoquée par un champignon.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anthracnose, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is anthracnose, spelled A-N-T-H-R-A-C-N-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Maladie cryptogamique de la vigne et de divers légumes ou fruits, provoquée par un champignon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anthracnose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Non loin de là se trouvent des hybrides Bouschet qui succombent à l’Anthracnose ; les moins malades sont ceux greffés sur Solonis.
L’anthracnose est connue en Europe depuis très longtemps.
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.