phtisique
\fti.zik\
The verdict
“phtisique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est atteint de phtisie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phtisique · phtisique · French
phtisique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | phtisique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fti.zik\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
phtisique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fti.zik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est atteint de phtisie.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for phtisique, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is phtisique, spelled P-H-T-I-S-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est atteint de phtisie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how phtisique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour aller d’un pays à l’autre, on s’entassait dans l’omnibus du théâtre — un vieil omnibus café au lait traîné par un cheval phtisique.
Et, comme, dans son étude sur la phtisie, il avait conclu qu’elle n’était pas héréditaire, mais que tout enfant de phtisique apportait un terrain dégénéré où la phtisie se développait avec une facilité rare, il ne songeait plus qu’à enrichir ce terrain appauvri par l’hérédité, pour lui donner la force de résister aux parasites, ou plutôt aux ferments dest…
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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.