émétique

\e.me.tik\

/\e.me.tik\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui provoque des vomissements.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emetique · émétique · French

émétique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for émétique
PropertyValue
Headwordémétique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.me.tik\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « émétique » en français

émétiquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

émétique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.me.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui provoque des vomissements.".

Zero misspellings are on record for émétique in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is émétique, spelled É-M-É-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui provoque des vomissements.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Préparation émétique.
  2. Vin émétique.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "émétique"?
"émétique" is spelled É-M-É-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.me.tik\.
What does "émétique" mean?
As an adjective, "émétique" means: Qui provoque des vomissements.
How do you pronounce "émétique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "émétique" is \e.me.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "émétique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list