astringence

\a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\

/\a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\/ noun

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.

Key facts for astringence
PropertyValue
Headwordastringence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « astringence » en français

astringencereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est astringent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how astringence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astringence"?
"astringence" is spelled A-S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\.
What does "astringence" mean?
As a noun, "astringence" means: Qualité de ce qui est astringent.
How do you pronounce "astringence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astringence" is \a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astringence" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list