fantasmatique
\fɑ̃.tas.ma.tik\
The verdict
“fantasmatique” is uncommon French (frequency #68,278 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,278
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui présente un caractère irréel, fantomatique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fantasmatique · fantasmatique · French
fantasmatique · rank #68,278 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,278
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH fantasques
Nearest frequency peer: fantasques (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « fantasmatique »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- fabriquons
fabriquons
31,726 corpus weight
- facéties
facéties
31,725 corpus weight
- fantasmatiq…
fantasmatique
31,723 corpus weight
- fantasques
fantasques
31,722 corpus weight
- feelings
feelings
31,721 corpus weight
- feliz
feliz
31,720 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fantasmatique » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fantasmatique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɑ̃.tas.ma.tik\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #68,278 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fantasmatique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fantasmatique is uncommon French at frequency #68,278 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɑ̃.tas.ma.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fantasmatique has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fantasmatique, spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui présente un caractère irréel, fantomatique.
- 2Qui relève du fantasme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fantasmatique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les morts, au nombre de quarante environ, sont rangés debout autour du caveau et adossés contre la muraille ; cette attitude perpendiculaire, qui contraste avec l’horizontalité habituelle des cadavres, leur donne une apparence de vie fantasmatique très-effrayante, surtout à la lumière jaune et tremblante de la lanterne qui oscille dans la main du guide et…
Cette lugubre dalle calviniste, sans croix, avec le seul nom terrifiant et fantasmatique de Louis XVII.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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