anthracose

\ɑ̃.tʁa.koz\

/\ɑ̃.tʁa.koz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pneumoconiose due au dépôt dans les poumons de poussière de charbon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-anthracose · anthracose · French

anthracose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for anthracose
PropertyValue
Headwordanthracose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁa.koz\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anthracose » en français

anthracosereste 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

anthracose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.tʁa.koz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anthracose, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is anthracose, spelled A-N-T-H-R-A-C-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pneumoconiose due au dépôt dans les poumons de poussière de charbon.
  2. 2
    Ulcère corrosif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je n'ai jamais connu mes grands-pères qui sont morts, avant ma naissance, de ce que nous appelons maintenant l'anthracose, une maladie due à l'inhalation des poussières de charbon qui s'infiltrent dans les poumons tout au long des années. (Victor Catano; La sécurité au travail s'obtient au prix de sacrifices)

This word in other languages

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 "anthracose"?
"anthracose" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-A-C-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁa.koz\.
What does "anthracose" mean?
As a noun, "anthracose" means: Pneumoconiose due au dépôt dans les poumons de poussière de charbon.
How do you pronounce "anthracose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anthracose" is \ɑ̃.tʁa.koz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list