azoth

\a.zɔt\

/\a.zɔt\/ noun

The verdict

“azoth” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prétendue matière première des métaux, le mercure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-azoth · azoth · French

azoth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 azoth
PropertyValue
Headwordazoth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.zɔt\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « azoth » en français

azothn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

azoth is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.zɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prétendue matière première des métaux, le mercure.".

Zero misspellings are on record for azoth in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is azoth, spelled A-Z-O-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prétendue matière première des métaux, le mercure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Que leur matière est une ; c’est leur azoth duquel ils répètent souvent que l’azoth et le feu suffisent à l’Artiste ; que néanmoins elle conçoit, elle engendre, elle nourrit, elle manifeste enfin ce Phénix tant désiré, sans addition d’autre matiere étrangère.
  2. Les éléments fondamentaux de la recherche alchimique sont l’azoth ou azoch (mercure) et le feu.

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 "azoth"?
"azoth" is spelled A-Z-O-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \a.zɔt\.
What does "azoth" mean?
As a noun, "azoth" means: Prétendue matière première des métaux, le mercure.
How do you pronounce "azoth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azoth" is \a.zɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "azoth" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list