phtiraptère
\fti.ʁa.ptɛʁ\
The verdict
“phtiraptère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de phthiraptère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phtiraptere · phtiraptère · French
phtiraptère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | phtiraptère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fti.ʁa.ptɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
phtiraptère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fti.ʁa.ptɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de phthiraptère.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for phtiraptère, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is phtiraptère, spelled P-H-T-I-R-A-P-T-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de phthiraptère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how phtiraptère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les insectes sont caractérisés par un corps formé de trois parties, deux paires d’ailes et trois paires de pattes à l’état adulte. Selon l’ordre concerné (diptère, coléoptère, aphaniptère, phtiraptère), un ou plusieurs de ces caractères sont modifiés.
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.