éléphantiasis
\e.le.fɑ̃.tja.zis\
The verdict
“éléphantiasis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de lèpre qui couvre la peau de rugosités analogues à celles de la peau de l’éléphant.
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Index FR-elephantiasis · éléphantiasis · French
éléphantiasis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | éléphantiasis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.le.fɑ̃.tja.zis\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
éléphantiasis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.le.fɑ̃.tja.zis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for éléphantiasis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 éléphantiasis, spelled É-L-É-P-H-A-N-T-I-A-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Sorte de lèpre qui couvre la peau de rugosités analogues à celles de la peau de l’éléphant.
- 2Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how éléphantiasis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En vérité, je ne crois pas qu'il existât dans toute la vallée un individu sain. L’éléphantiasis, la tuberculose et la lymphangite avaient fait là d'incroyables ravages.
Il ne se passait presque pas de jours que je ne raccommodasse quelque chose, au grand contentement des moutouques [Tabanidae] qui profitaient de ma préoccupation pour me dévorer les jambes et les amener à un état voisin de l’éléphantiasis
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.