dysphorie
\dis.fɔ.ʁi\
The verdict
“dysphorie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perturbation de l’humeur caractérisée par l’irritabilité et un sentiment déplaisant de tristesse, d’anxiété.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dysphorie · dysphorie · French
dysphorie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dysphorie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dis.fɔ.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dysphorie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dis.fɔ.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dysphorie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dysphorie, spelled D-Y-S-P-H-O-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Perturbation de l’humeur caractérisée par l’irritabilité et un sentiment déplaisant de tristesse, d’anxiété.
- 2Sentiment désagréable de tristesse, d'inadéquation, de déception.
- 3État de malaise social.
- 4Dysphorie de genre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dysphorie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il en est ainsi dans ce que le charabia médical appelle la dysphorie post-coïtale. Il s'agit d'un syndrome caractérisé par de la tristesse, une perte d'énergie voire de la mélancolie juste après l'acte sexuel.
Dysphorie collective (Durkheim)
Synonyms
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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.