astringence
\a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\
The verdict
“astringence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est astringent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-astringence · astringence · French
astringence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | astringence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « astringence » en français
Rare enough to double-check
astringence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualité de ce qui est astringent.".
astringence has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is astringence, spelled A-S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Qualité de ce qui est astringent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how astringence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’amertume, qui expliquerait pourquoi les enfants et certains adultes renâclent à manger des légumes, correspond à une saveur, mais on la confond parfois avec l’astringence qui, elle, correspond à une sensation d’assèchement de la bouche.
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.