asbestos
\ˈæs.bɛs.tɒs\
The verdict
“asbestos” is uncommon French (frequency #68,051 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,051
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Amiante, asbeste, fibre de silicate de magnésium.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asbestos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈæs.bɛs.tɒs\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,051 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “asbestos” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
asbestos is uncommon French at frequency #68,051 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈæs.bɛs.tɒs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amiante, asbeste, fibre de silicate de magnésium.".
No misspelling variants are generated for asbestos in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is asbestos, spelled A-S-B-E-S-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1Amiante, asbeste, fibre de silicate de magnésium.
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.
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Using “asbestos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-S-B-E-S-T-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈæs.bɛs.tɒs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.