narcose

\naʁ.koz\

/\naʁ.koz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perte de conscience sous l'effet d'un narcotique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-narcose · narcose · French

narcose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 narcose
PropertyValue
Headwordnarcose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\naʁ.koz\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « narcose » en français

narcosen'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

narcose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \naʁ.koz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for narcose in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is narcose, spelled N-A-R-C-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perte de conscience sous l'effet d'un narcotique.
  2. 2
    Anesthésie.
  3. 3
    Narcose à l'azote, ivresse des profondeurs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En plus des expériences cliniques avec narcose mixte et barbiturique, nous avons voulu étudier électroencéphalographiquement l'action du R sur le sommeil barbiturique.
  2. La mort survient pendant la narcose ou après l'opération.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "narcose"?
"narcose" is spelled N-A-R-C-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \naʁ.koz\.
What does "narcose" mean?
As a noun, "narcose" means: Perte de conscience sous l'effet d'un narcotique.
How do you pronounce "narcose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "narcose" is \naʁ.koz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "narcose" come from?
"narcose" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list