-phthore
\ftɔʁ\
The verdict
“-phthore” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suffixe qui indique l’idée de corruption, d’atteinte à l’intégrité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phthore · -phthore · French
-phthore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -phthore |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | \ftɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « -phthore » en français
Rare enough to double-check
-phthore is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed \ftɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suffixe qui indique l’idée de corruption, d’atteinte à l’intégrité.".
Zero misspellings are on record for -phthore in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is -phthore, spelled --P-H-T-H-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Suffixe qui indique l’idée de corruption, d’atteinte à l’intégrité.
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.