phtisique
French, adjective/fti.zik/
phtisique is spelled P-H-T-I-S-I-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written French, the 223,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phtisique is a French adjective meaning “phthisic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est atteint de phtisie”.
What does phtisique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
archaicphthisic
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est atteint de phtisie.
noun: 1. Personne souffrant de phtisie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of phtisique
- phtisiques plural
- phthisique
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce phtisique?
- /fti.zik/
- \fti.zik\
- [fti.ɮ͡zik]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to phtisique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is phtisique in French?
phtisique appears about once in every 50 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).