antislash
\ɑ̃.ti.slaʃ\
The verdict
“antislash” 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) - Barre oblique inverse \.
Corpus desk
Index FR-antislash · antislash · French
antislash · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | antislash |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ti.slaʃ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
antislash is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ti.slaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barre oblique inverse \.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for antislash, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is antislash, spelled A-N-T-I-S-L-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1Barre oblique inverse \.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how antislash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous remarquez qu’il n'y a pas besoin de faire précéder les accolades avec le caractère antislash.
Pour des questions de lisibilité et d'homogénéité d'écriture, il est préférable d'éviter les combinaisons de simples quotes et antislash dans une même expression si cela n'est pas indispensable.
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.