azoth
\a.zɔt\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | azoth |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.zɔt\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « azoth » en français
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
- 1Prétendue matière première des métaux, le mercure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how azoth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.