Hysterie
\hʏsteˈriː\
The verdict
“Hysterie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hystérie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hysterie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \hʏsteˈriː\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hysterie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hysterie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \hʏsteˈriː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hystérie.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hysterie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Hysterie, spelled H-Y-S-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Hystérie.
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 “Hysterie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-Y-S-T-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \hʏsteˈriː\ (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.