phantasmagorie

\fɑ̃.tas.ma.ɡɔ.ʁi\

/\fɑ̃.tas.ma.ɡɔ.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de fantasmagorie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-phantasmagorie · phantasmagorie · French

phantasmagorie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 phantasmagorie
PropertyValue
Headwordphantasmagorie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɑ̃.tas.ma.ɡɔ.ʁi\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « phantasmagorie » en français

phantasmagoriesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

phantasmagorie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɑ̃.tas.ma.ɡɔ.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de fantasmagorie.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for phantasmagorie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is phantasmagorie, spelled P-H-A-N-T-A-S-M-A-G-O-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de fantasmagorie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y eut d’autres spectacles de phantasmagorie (ou fantasmagorie).

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 "phantasmagorie"?
"phantasmagorie" is spelled P-H-A-N-T-A-S-M-A-G-O-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɑ̃.tas.ma.ɡɔ.ʁi\.
What does "phantasmagorie" mean?
As a noun, "phantasmagorie" means: Variante de fantasmagorie.
How do you pronounce "phantasmagorie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phantasmagorie" is \fɑ̃.tas.ma.ɡɔ.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phantasmagorie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list