sclérotique
\skle.ʁɔ.tik\
The verdict
“sclérotique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui fait preuve de dureté, sclérifié.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sclerotique · sclérotique · French
sclérotique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | sclérotique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \skle.ʁɔ.tik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sclérotique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \skle.ʁɔ.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui fait preuve de dureté, sclérifié.".
sclérotique has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sclérotique, spelled S-C-L-É-R-O-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui fait preuve de dureté, sclérifié.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sclérotique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La dentine est sclérotique.
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.