anthume
\ɑ̃.tym\
The verdict
“anthume” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Qualifie un ouvrage publié du vivant de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anthume · anthume · French
anthume · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | anthume |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.tym\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anthume » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anthume is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.tym\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for anthume in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is anthume, spelled A-N-T-H-U-M-E.
Definition
- 1ou Qualifie un ouvrage publié du vivant de quelqu’un.
- 2Qui a lieu du vivant de quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anthume appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une œuvre anthume.
La réincarnation peut être anthume ou posthume. Anthume, elle est normale, générale, incontestable. L’esprit ou l’âme du père et de la mère se divise et se réincarne dans l’enfant. Posthume, il s’agit de savoir si l’esprit vit encore quand il semble mourir.
Antonyms
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.