hystérèse
\is.te.ʁɛz\
The verdict
“hystérèse” 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) - Propriété d’un système ou d’un matériau dont l’état dépend de l’histoire des sollicitations auxquelles il a été soumis, ou du sens de variation de ces sollicitations.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hysterese · hystérèse · French
hystérèse · 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 "H" 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 | hystérèse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \is.te.ʁɛz\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hystérèse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \is.te.ʁɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hystérèse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 hystérèse, spelled H-Y-S-T-É-R-È-S-E.
Definition
- 1Propriété d’un système ou d’un matériau dont l’état dépend de l’histoire des sollicitations auxquelles il a été soumis, ou du sens de variation de ces sollicitations.
- 2Décalage entre le moment où la concentration maximale de médicament dans le sang est atteinte et l’instant où son effet est maximal.
- 3Effet qui persiste après la disparition de sa cause.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hystérèse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La courbe d’aimantation du fer présente une hystérèse ferromagnétique bien marquée.
Ce thermostat coupe le chauffage à 65°C, et l’enclenche à nouveau à 60°C ; il a donc une hystérèse en température de 5°C.
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.