neurasthénie
\nø.ʁas.te.ni\
The verdict
“neurasthénie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trouble plus ou moins durable du système nerveux, qui se manifeste soit par de la dépression, soit par de la surexcitation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-neurasthenie · neurasthénie · French
neurasthénie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neurasthénie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nø.ʁas.te.ni\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
neurasthénie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nø.ʁas.te.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for neurasthénie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is neurasthénie, spelled N-E-U-R-A-S-T-H-É-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Trouble plus ou moins durable du système nerveux, qui se manifeste soit par de la dépression, soit par de la surexcitation.
- 2Inactivité, endormissement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neurasthénie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Balzac ne s’est pas reposé le septième jour. Quel exemple pour nos chétives neurasthénies ! Et il n’a vécu que cinquante et un ans !…
Les ennuis d’argent et les difficultés professionnelles achevèrent de ruiner la santé du docteur, le plongeant dans un état voisin de la neurasthénie.
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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.