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 May 6, 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.
| 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) |
Where “hystérèse” sits in French frequency
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.
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.
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Using “hystérèse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-Y-S-T-É-R-È-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \is.te.ʁɛz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.