exostose
\ɛɡ.zɔs.toz\
The verdict
“exostose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Tumeur qui se forme à la surface des os.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exostose · exostose · French
exostose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | exostose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛɡ.zɔs.toz\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exostose » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exostose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛɡ.zɔs.toz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
exostose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is exostose, spelled E-X-O-S-T-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Tumeur qui se forme à la surface des os.
- 2Certaines excroissances qui se produisent sur le tronc ou sur les branches d’un arbre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exostose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous, à qui la vie parisienne est connue jusque dans ses exostoses, vous devinez qu’il lui fallait environ dix-sept mille livres de rente, car il avait dix-sept francs d’impositions et mille écus de fantaisies.
Sans être obèse, comme les majestueux cochers de l’ancien jeu, il est maintenant doué d’un embonpoint confortable et régulier, qui rembourre de graisse les exostoses canailles de son ossature.
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.