esprit de nitre
\ɛs.pʁi də nitʁ\
The verdict
“esprit de nitre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Solution d’acide nitrique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esprit de nitre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pʁi də nitʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esprit de nitre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
esprit de nitre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.pʁi də nitʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Solution d’acide nitrique.".
Zero misspellings are on record for esprit de nitre in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is esprit de nitre, spelled E-S-P-R-I-T- -D-E- -N-I-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Solution d’acide nitrique.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “esprit de nitre”
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- The one correct French spelling is E-S-P-R-I-T- -D-E- -N-I-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛs.pʁi də nitʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.