idiosyncrasie
\i.djo.sɛ̃.kʁa.si\
The verdict
“idiosyncrasie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disposition particulière en vertu de laquelle chaque individu reçoit d’une façon qui lui est propre les influences des divers agents qui affectent ses organes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-idiosyncrasie · idiosyncrasie · French
idiosyncrasie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | idiosyncrasie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.djo.sɛ̃.kʁa.si\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
idiosyncrasie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.djo.sɛ̃.kʁa.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
idiosyncrasie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is idiosyncrasie, spelled I-D-I-O-S-Y-N-C-R-A-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1Disposition particulière en vertu de laquelle chaque individu reçoit d’une façon qui lui est propre les influences des divers agents qui affectent ses organes.
- 2Caractères propres au comportement d’un individu particulier.
- 3Personnalité psychique individuelle.
- 4Caractère propre à une langue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how idiosyncrasie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces intolérances, strictement individuelles, sont considérées par les médecins comme des cas d’« idiosyncrasie anaphylactique » entraînant de graves réactions allergiques.
Un médecin a souvent l’occasion d’observer ces répulsions dans le domaine sexuel. À vrai dire je n’ai jamais compris les hommes en qui le plus petit défaut physique chez une femme crée une sorte d’idiosyncrasie.
This word in other languages
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.