désomorphine
\de.zɔ.mɔʁ.fin\
The verdict
“désomorphine” 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 September 3, 2026) - Opiacé synthétique et puissant analgésique fabriqué à partir de codéine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-desomorphine · désomorphine · French
désomorphine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | désomorphine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.zɔ.mɔʁ.fin\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « désomorphine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
désomorphine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.zɔ.mɔʁ.fin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Opiacé synthétique et puissant analgésique fabriqué à partir de codéine.".
Zero misspellings are on record for désomorphine in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is désomorphine, spelled D-É-S-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Opiacé synthétique et puissant analgésique fabriqué à partir de codéine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how désomorphine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La désomorphine a été inventée dans les années 30 aux États-Unis par des chercheurs qui essayaient de trouver un anti-douleur qui provoque moins de dépendance que la morphine. Malheureusement, la désomorphine s'est révélée être bien pire.
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.