phlyctène
\flik.tɛn\
The verdict
“phlyctène” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vésicule remplie de sérosités qui se forme sur la peau, dans certaines maladies.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phlyctene · phlyctène · French
phlyctène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phlyctène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \flik.tɛn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
phlyctène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \flik.tɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vésicule remplie de sérosités qui se forme sur la peau, dans certaines maladies.".
phlyctène doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is phlyctène, spelled P-H-L-Y-C-T-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Vésicule remplie de sérosités qui se forme sur la peau, dans certaines maladies.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how phlyctène appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La phlyctène séreuse est percée et vidée.
Une tuméfaction livide s’étendait sur la jambe, et avec des phlyctènes de place en place, par où suintait un liquide noir.
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.