barbiturique

\baʁ.bi.ty.ʁik\

/\baʁ.bi.ty.ʁik\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Médicament agissant comme dépresseur du système nerveux central, et dont le spectre d’activité s’étend du sédatif à l’anesthésie. Certains sont aussi utilisés comme anti-convulsifs.

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Index FR-barbiturique · barbiturique · French

barbiturique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 barbiturique
PropertyValue
Headwordbarbiturique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baʁ.bi.ty.ʁik\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barbiturique” sits in French frequency

barbiturique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

barbiturique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ.bi.ty.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Médicament agissant comme dépresseur du système nerveux central, et dont le spectre d’activité s’étend du sédatif à l’anesthésie. Certains sont aussi utilisés comme anti-convulsifs.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for barbiturique in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is barbiturique, spelled B-A-R-B-I-T-U-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Médicament agissant comme dépresseur du système nerveux central, et dont le spectre d’activité s’étend du sédatif à l’anesthésie. Certains sont aussi utilisés comme anti-convulsifs.

This word in other languages

barbiturate(English)barbitúrico(Español)Barbiturate(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barbiturique"?
"barbiturique" is spelled B-A-R-B-I-T-U-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ.bi.ty.ʁik\.
What does "barbiturique" mean?
As a noun, "barbiturique" means: Médicament agissant comme dépresseur du système nerveux central, et dont le spectre d’activité s’étend du sédatif à l’anesthésie. Certains sont aussi utilisés comme anti-convulsifs.
How do you pronounce "barbiturique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barbiturique" is \baʁ.bi.ty.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barbiturique" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list