phtisie
\fti.zi\
The verdict
“phtisie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autre nom de la tuberculose pulmonaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phtisie · phtisie · French
phtisie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | phtisie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fti.zi\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
phtisie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fti.zi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom de la tuberculose pulmonaire.".
Zero misspellings are on record for phtisie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 phtisie, spelled P-H-T-I-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1Autre nom de la tuberculose pulmonaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how phtisie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il s’appliqua surtout à l’étude de la phtisie pulmonaire, et remarqua que cette affection avait une marche beaucoup plus rapide dans les climats du Nord que sous le beau ciel de l’Italie.
[…] cette mauvaise atmosphère de Londres, en particulier dans les quartiers ouvriers, favorise au plus haut degré le développement de la phtisie.
This word in other languages
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.