spasmophilie
\spas.mɔ.fi.li\
The verdict
“spasmophilie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Syndrome lié à un état anxieux voire dépressif sur fond d’hypersensibilité physique et morale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-spasmophilie · spasmophilie · French
spasmophilie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | spasmophilie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \spas.mɔ.fi.li\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
spasmophilie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \spas.mɔ.fi.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Syndrome lié à un état anxieux voire dépressif sur fond d’hypersensibilité physique et morale.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spasmophilie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is spasmophilie, spelled S-P-A-S-M-O-P-H-I-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1Syndrome lié à un état anxieux voire dépressif sur fond d’hypersensibilité physique et morale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spasmophilie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le reste du temps, la malheureuse connaissait des tourments sans nom, au physique comme au moral. Le médecin, faute d’identifier ce qu’elle avait, lui assura qu’il s’agissait de crises de tétanie : – Cela se nomme aussi spasmophilie. Terrible à vivre mais sans aucun danger. Vous prenez un sac en papier et vous respirez dedans : cela s’arrangera.
La spasmophilie est une des maladies dont j'aurais pu voir la naissance, les explications multiples… puis la disparition.
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.