dysesthésie

\di.zɛ.ste.zi\

/\di.zɛ.ste.zi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affaiblissement ou abolition de l'action des sens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dysesthesie · dysesthésie · French

dysesthésie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for dysesthésie
PropertyValue
Headworddysesthésie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.zɛ.ste.zi\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dysesthésie » en français

dysesthésiesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dysesthésie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.zɛ.ste.zi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Affaiblissement ou abolition de l'action des sens.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dysesthésie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dysesthésie, spelled D-Y-S-E-S-T-H-É-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affaiblissement ou abolition de l'action des sens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dysesthésie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les quatre opérations réalisées chez trois malades pour causalgie ont supprimé dans tous les cas les phénomènes douloureux spontanés, sans cependant éliminer la dysesthésie chez l’une de nos malades qui en était affligée.

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 "dysesthésie"?
"dysesthésie" is spelled D-Y-S-E-S-T-H-É-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \di.zɛ.ste.zi\.
What does "dysesthésie" mean?
As a noun, "dysesthésie" means: Affaiblissement ou abolition de l'action des sens.
How do you pronounce "dysesthésie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dysesthésie" is \di.zɛ.ste.zi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dysesthésie" come from?
"dysesthésie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list