cittosis

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pica, trouble de l’appétit consistant à manger des substances non comestibles.

Key facts for cittosis
PropertyValue
Headwordcittosis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cittosis” sits in French frequency

cittosis 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

cittosis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pica, trouble de l’appétit consistant à manger des substances non comestibles.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cittosis, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cittosis, spelled C-I-T-T-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pica, trouble de l’appétit consistant à manger des substances non comestibles.

Synonyms

picaallotriophagy

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 "cittosis"?
"cittosis" is spelled C-I-T-T-O-S-I-S.
What does "cittosis" mean?
As a noun, "cittosis" means: Pica, trouble de l’appétit consistant à manger des substances non comestibles.
What language does "cittosis" come from?
"cittosis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cittosis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-I-T-T-O-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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