antiflexe
\ɑ̃.ti.flɛks\
The verdict
“antiflexe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accent antiflexe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-antiflexe · antiflexe · French
antiflexe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | antiflexe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ti.flɛks\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « antiflexe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
antiflexe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ti.flɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accent antiflexe.".
antiflexe has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is antiflexe, spelled A-N-T-I-F-L-E-X-E.
Definition
- 1Accent antiflexe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how antiflexe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le lecteur voudra bien excuser les limites que nous a imposé la technique utilisée pour la mise en place des signes diacritiques, spécialement sur les sons i surmonté d’un antiflexe ou d’un macron. En effet, au lieu de i̇̌, i̇̄, le lecteur est prié de lire ǐ, ī.
Employer l’antiflexe sur la lettre qui note une voyelle longue et basse. Ex. kubǎza (Kagama, 1960).
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.