spasmodique
\spas.mɔ.dik\
The verdict
“spasmodique” 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) - Relatif au spasme ; qui tient du spasme ; qui est accompagné de spasmes.
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Index FR-spasmodique · spasmodique · French
spasmodique · 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 | spasmodique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \spas.mɔ.dik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
spasmodique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \spas.mɔ.dik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif au spasme ; qui tient du spasme ; qui est accompagné de spasmes.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for spasmodique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is spasmodique, spelled S-P-A-S-M-O-D-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif au spasme ; qui tient du spasme ; qui est accompagné de spasmes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spasmodique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette affection est caractérisée par une sensibilité exagérée de l'œil à la lumière; de là une contraction spasmodique de l’iris, quelquefois avec occlusion complète de la pupille, de sorte que les personnes nyctalopes voient très-bien pendant la nuit, mais cessent de voir pendant le jour.
Le traitement par l’obturation canulaire et l'application de l’emplâtre vinrent à bout assez rapidement de la sténose spasmodique, qui, se joignant à la sténose vraie, se produisait quand on décanulait cette enfant.
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.