canitie
\ka.ni.si\
The verdict
“canitie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Décoloration des poils ou des cheveux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-canitie · canitie · French
canitie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | canitie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ni.si\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « canitie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
canitie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ni.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for canitie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 canitie, spelled C-A-N-I-T-I-E.
Definition
- 1Décoloration des poils ou des cheveux.
- 2État des cheveux devenus blancs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how canitie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je renvoie donc au paragraphe suivant pour tout ce qui regarde la canitie et la calvitie, considérées en général, et, chez les vieillards, en particulier.
Synonyms
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.