isatis

\i.za.tis\

/\i.za.tis\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renard polaire au morphe bleu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-isatis · isatis · French

isatis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for isatis
PropertyValue
Headwordisatis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.za.tis\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « isatis » en français

isatisn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

isatis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.za.tis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for isatis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is isatis, spelled I-S-A-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renard polaire au morphe bleu.
  2. 2
    Guède, pastel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how isatis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour réduire ces deux espèces à l’unité, il faut donc remonter à un état de nature plus ancien ; mais, dans l’état actuel, on doit regarder le loup et le renard comme les tiges majeures du genre des cinq animaux que nous avons indiqués; le chien, le chacal et l'isatis n’en sont que les branches latérales, et elles sont placées entre les deux premières ; l…
  2. Au-dessus de tous se place le renard bleu, connu zoologiquement sous le nom « d’isatis ». Ce joli animal est noir de museau, cendré ou blond foncé de poil, et nullement bleu, comme on pourrait le croire; son pelage très long, très épais, très moelleux, est admirable et possède toutes les qualités qui constituent la beauté d’une fourrure : douceur, solidit…

Synonyms

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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 "isatis"?
"isatis" is spelled I-S-A-T-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \i.za.tis\.
What does "isatis" mean?
As a noun, "isatis" means: Renard polaire au morphe bleu.
How do you pronounce "isatis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "isatis" is \i.za.tis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "isatis" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list