spasmodique

\spas.mɔ.dik\

/\spas.mɔ.dik\/ adj

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.

Key facts for spasmodique
PropertyValue
Headwordspasmodique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\spas.mɔ.dik\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « spasmodique » en français

spasmodiquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Relatif au spasme ; qui tient du spasme ; qui est accompagné de spasmes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spasmodique"?
"spasmodique" is spelled S-P-A-S-M-O-D-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \spas.mɔ.dik\.
What does "spasmodique" mean?
As an adjective, "spasmodique" means: Relatif au spasme ; qui tient du spasme ; qui est accompagné de spasmes.
How do you pronounce "spasmodique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spasmodique" is \spas.mɔ.dik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spasmodique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list