chronophagique
\kʁɔ.nɔ.fa.ʒik\
The verdict
“chronophagique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chronophage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chronophagique · chronophagique · French
chronophagique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | chronophagique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kʁɔ.nɔ.fa.ʒik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chronophagique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chronophagique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kʁɔ.nɔ.fa.ʒik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chronophage.".
Zero misspellings are on record for chronophagique in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chronophagique, spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-P-H-A-G-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Chronophage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chronophagique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La technologie, c’est le passage industriel de la théorie à la pratique. C’est, essentiellement, du temps. L’usinier et l’ingénieur d’aujourd’hui possèdent de nombreux instruments — à commencer par les calculateurs électroniques — pour réduire cet appétit chronophagique. Mais quelle que soit la dimension des outils, la conjugaison de leur emploi et la sûr…
De ses origines historiques jusqu’à nos jours, la ville a une archéologie et un présent qui témoignent de ses transformations successives, dont on pourrait imager l’économie par l’idée paradoxale d’une croissance autophagique et chronophagique. La ville en se dévorant, s’est donné l’énergie de sa croissance et de sa durée.
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.