proscrite

\pʁɔs.kʁit\

/\pʁɔs.kʁit\/ noun

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The verdict

“proscrite” is uncommon French (frequency #67,020 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,020
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Femme bannie, qui doit, par force de loi, quitter un pays.

Key facts for proscrite
PropertyValue
Headwordproscrite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔs.kʁit\
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “proscrite” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). proscrite lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

proscrite is uncommon French at frequency #67,020 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔs.kʁit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme bannie, qui doit, par force de loi, quitter un pays.".

No misspelling variants are generated for proscrite in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is proscrite, spelled P-R-O-S-C-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme bannie, qui doit, par force de loi, quitter un pays.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proscrite"?
"proscrite" is spelled P-R-O-S-C-R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔs.kʁit\.
What does "proscrite" mean?
As a noun, "proscrite" means: Femme bannie, qui doit, par force de loi, quitter un pays.
How do you pronounce "proscrite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proscrite" is \pʁɔs.kʁit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proscrite" come from?
"proscrite" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “proscrite”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-S-C-R-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔs.kʁit\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list