herbe au scorbut

\ɛʁ.b‿o skɔʁ.byt\

/\ɛʁ.b‿o skɔʁ.byt\/ noun

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The verdict

“herbe au scorbut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom vernaculaire du raifort (Armoracia rusticana).

Key facts for herbe au scorbut
PropertyValue
Headwordherbe au scorbut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛʁ.b‿o skɔʁ.byt\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “herbe au scorbut” sits in French frequency

herbe au scorbut falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

herbe au scorbut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.b‿o skɔʁ.byt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for herbe au scorbut in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is herbe au scorbut, spelled H-E-R-B-E- -A-U- -S-C-O-R-B-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom vernaculaire du raifort (Armoracia rusticana).
  2. 2
    Nom vernaculaire du raifort officinal ou de la cochléaire officinale (Cochleara officinalis).

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 "herbe au scorbut"?
"herbe au scorbut" is spelled H-E-R-B-E- -A-U- -S-C-O-R-B-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛʁ.b‿o skɔʁ.byt\.
What does "herbe au scorbut" mean?
As a noun, "herbe au scorbut" means: Nom vernaculaire du raifort (Armoracia rusticana).
How do you pronounce "herbe au scorbut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herbe au scorbut" is \ɛʁ.b‿o skɔʁ.byt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herbe au scorbut" come from?
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Using “herbe au scorbut”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-E-R-B-E- -A-U- -S-C-O-R-B-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛʁ.b‿o skɔʁ.byt\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list