avitaminose
\a.vi.ta.mi.noz\
The verdict
“avitaminose” 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) - Carence totale, absence d’une ou plusieurs vitamines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avitaminose · avitaminose · French
avitaminose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | avitaminose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vi.ta.mi.noz\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
avitaminose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vi.ta.mi.noz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carence totale, absence d’une ou plusieurs vitamines.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for avitaminose, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is avitaminose, spelled A-V-I-T-A-M-I-N-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Carence totale, absence d’une ou plusieurs vitamines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avitaminose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le béribéri fut la première avitaminose connue.
Une carence vitaminique observe une (avitaminose), le cas contraire marque une (hypervitaminose).
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.