soroche
The verdict
“soroche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mal des montagnes commun dans les Andes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-soroche · soroche · French
soroche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | soroche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
soroche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mal des montagnes commun dans les Andes.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for soroche, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is soroche, spelled S-O-R-O-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Mal des montagnes commun dans les Andes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how soroche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une fois franchi la Cordillère à près de 5000 mètres d’altitude - avec "soroche" (mal de l’altitude) à la clef dû à la déperdition d’oxygène - les motos d’abord et les autos ensuite, ont attaqué les 218 km de "spéciale" chronométrée avec un altimètre oscillant entre 3400 et 4000 mètres.
Michel replie la carte et annonce la couleur : « Quatre mille huit cents mètres. » C’est le soroche, le mal des montagnes… Célestin tète l’air comme un poisson sorti de l’eau.
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.