antichrist

\ɑ̃.ti.kʁist\

/\ɑ̃.ti.kʁist\/ noun

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The verdict

“antichrist” is uncommon French (frequency #83,586 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,586
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de antéchrist.

Key facts for antichrist
PropertyValue
Headwordantichrist
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.ti.kʁist\
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “antichrist” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). antichrist lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antichrist is uncommon French at frequency #83,586 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ti.kʁist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de antéchrist.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for antichrist, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 antichrist, spelled A-N-T-I-C-H-R-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de antéchrist.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antichrist"?
"antichrist" is spelled A-N-T-I-C-H-R-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ti.kʁist\.
What does "antichrist" mean?
As a noun, "antichrist" means: Variante de antéchrist.
How do you pronounce "antichrist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antichrist" is \ɑ̃.ti.kʁist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antichrist" come from?
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Using “antichrist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-T-I-C-H-R-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.ti.kʁist\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list