astérie
\as.te.ʁi\
The verdict
“astérie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom savant de l’étoile de mer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-asterie · astérie · French
astérie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | astérie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \as.te.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « astérie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
astérie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \as.te.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for astérie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 astérie, spelled A-S-T-É-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Nom savant de l’étoile de mer.
- 2Rayons en forme d’étoile que représentent certains minéraux par réfraction de la lumière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how astérie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sur les côtes de la Bretagne et de l’Anjou, Bernard de Jussieu et Guettard mirent en pièces à l’envi actinies et astéries.
Les astéries rougeâtres, implantées dans les flaques étroites, étendent lentement leur cercle de tentacules.
Synonyms
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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.