souci officinal

\su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\

/\su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\/ noun

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The verdict

“souci officinal” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante herbacée vivace en climat doux, mais souvent cultivée comme annuelle, aux feuilles oblongues, aux capitules jaunes à jaune orangé, qui se sème spontanément dans les friches et les jardins.

Key facts for souci officinal
PropertyValue
Headwordsouci officinal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “souci officinal” sits in French frequency

souci officinal falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for souci officinal is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plante herbacée vivace en climat doux, mais souvent cultivée comme annuelle, aux feuilles oblongues, aux capitules jaunes à jaune orangé, qui se sème spontanément dans les friches et les jardins.".

souci officinal has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is souci officinal, spelled S-O-U-C-I- -O-F-F-I-C-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante herbacée vivace en climat doux, mais souvent cultivée comme annuelle, aux feuilles oblongues, aux capitules jaunes à jaune orangé, qui se sème spontanément dans les friches et les jardins.

Synonyms

souci des jardins

This word in other languages

pot marigold(English)mercadela(Español)Ringelblume(Deutsch)margarida(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "souci officinal"?
"souci officinal" is spelled S-O-U-C-I- -O-F-F-I-C-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\.
What does "souci officinal" mean?
As a noun, "souci officinal" means: Plante herbacée vivace en climat doux, mais souvent cultivée comme annuelle, aux feuilles oblongues, aux capitules jaunes à jaune orangé, qui se sème spontanément dans les friches et les jardins.
How do you pronounce "souci officinal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souci officinal" is \su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souci officinal" come from?
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Using “souci officinal”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-C-I- -O-F-F-I-C-I-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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