frambœsia
\fʁɑ̃.bɛ.zja\
The verdict
“frambœsia” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maladie caractérisée par des tumeurs semblables, pour la forme, à des champignons, à des mûres ou à des framboises.
Corpus desk
Index FR-framb-sia · frambœsia · French
frambœsia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | frambœsia |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁɑ̃.bɛ.zja\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « frambœsia » en français
Rare enough to double-check
frambœsia is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁɑ̃.bɛ.zja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maladie caractérisée par des tumeurs semblables, pour la forme, à des champignons, à des mûres ou à des framboises.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for frambœsia, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is frambœsia, spelled F-R-A-M-B-Œ-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1Maladie caractérisée par des tumeurs semblables, pour la forme, à des champignons, à des mûres ou à des framboises.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how frambœsia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette similitude engagea l’auteur a rechercher s’il y avait quelque identité entre ces deux spirochaetes et à faire des inoculations de frambœsia sur les animaux inférieurs et autres recherches expérimentales sur cette curieuse affection.
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.