souci officinal

\su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\

/\su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\/ noun

The verdict

“souci officinal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index FR-souci-officinal · souci officinal · French

souci officinal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « souci officinal » en français

souci officinaln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

souci officinal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.si ɔ.fi.si.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how souci officinal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Plante de prédilection de la phytothérapie, reconnu pour ses vertus calmantes et cicatrisantes, le souci officinal est un remède souverain pour les petits problèmes cutanés.
  2. Le souci officinal est une plante herbacée annuelle, à fleurs jaunes-orangé, dont la floraison commence aux premiers jours du printemps et peut durer presque toute l'année.

Synonyms

souci des jardins

This word in other languages

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list