atrophier
\a.tʁɔ.fje\
The verdict
“atrophier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Faire dépérir par atrophie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-atrophier · atrophier · French
atrophier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | atrophier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.tʁɔ.fje\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « atrophier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
atrophier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.tʁɔ.fje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
atrophier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is atrophier, spelled A-T-R-O-P-H-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire dépérir par atrophie.
- 2Être atteint d’atrophie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how atrophier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La compression atrophie les muscles.
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.