nocebo
\no.se.bo\
The verdict
“nocebo” 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) - Substance objectivement inoffensive qui produit un effet secondaire négatif sur la personne qui l’utilise. Note d’usage : surtout utilisé dans effet nocebo.
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Index FR-nocebo · nocebo · French
nocebo · 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 "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 | nocebo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \no.se.bo\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nocebo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \no.se.bo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Substance objectivement inoffensive qui produit un effet secondaire négatif sur la personne qui l’utilise. Note d’usage : surtout utilisé dans effet nocebo.".
No misspelling variants are generated for nocebo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nocebo, spelled N-O-C-E-B-O.
Definition
- 1Substance objectivement inoffensive qui produit un effet secondaire négatif sur la personne qui l’utilise. Note d’usage : surtout utilisé dans effet nocebo.
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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.