scabiose
\ska.bjoz\
The verdict
“scabiose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scabiose · scabiose · French
scabiose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | scabiose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ska.bjoz\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
scabiose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ska.bjoz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gale.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for scabiose, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is scabiose, spelled S-C-A-B-I-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Gale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how scabiose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La gale (scabiose) est une maladie strictement humaine, même si le terme de gale est parfois utilisé improprement pour des parasitoses animales ou des affections non parasitaires.
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.