anticancérigène

\ɑ̃.ti.kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn\

/\ɑ̃.ti.kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a un effet contre le cancer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-anticancerigene · anticancérigène · French

anticancérigène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 anticancérigène
PropertyValue
Headwordanticancérigène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.ti.kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anticancérigène » en français

anticancérigènereste 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

anticancérigène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.ti.kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a un effet contre le cancer.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anticancérigène, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is anticancérigène, spelled A-N-T-I-C-A-N-C-É-R-I-G-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a un effet contre le cancer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette molécule était plus ou moins connue pour posséder des propriétés antimitogène et anticancérigène, ses effets au niveau cellulaire restant cependant flous.
  2. À l’intérieur, dans l’atmosphère studieuse d’une salle de conférence, se décidaient, à coups de paragraphes et de subtilités de traduction, le sort d’un brocoli considéré par certains comme anticancérigène et d’une tomate à faible teneur en eau.

Synonyms

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 "anticancérigène"?
"anticancérigène" is spelled A-N-T-I-C-A-N-C-É-R-I-G-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ti.kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn\.
What does "anticancérigène" mean?
As an adjective, "anticancérigène" means: Qui a un effet contre le cancer.
How do you pronounce "anticancérigène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anticancérigène" is \ɑ̃.ti.kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anticancérigène" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list