syndrome de Massada
\sɛ̃.dʁom də ma.sa.da\
The verdict
“syndrome de Massada” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour les Israéliens, crainte permanente de se retrouver acculés par l’ennemi dans une situation désespérée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-syndrome-de-massada · syndrome de Massada · French
syndrome de Massada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | syndrome de Massada |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ̃.dʁom də ma.sa.da\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
syndrome de Massada is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃.dʁom də ma.sa.da\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pour les Israéliens, crainte permanente de se retrouver acculés par l’ennemi dans une situation désespérée.".
Zero misspellings are on record for syndrome de Massada in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is syndrome de Massada, spelled S-Y-N-D-R-O-M-E- -D-E- -M-A-S-S-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Pour les Israéliens, crainte permanente de se retrouver acculés par l’ennemi dans une situation désespérée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how syndrome de Massada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En fait, plus qu’une identification aux zélotes de la tragédie jouée voilà près de deux mille ans dans cette forteresse assiégée par les Romains, le « syndrome de Massada » signifie aujourd’hui pour les Israéliens la hantise de se retrouver acculés par l’ennemi, dans une situation désespérée.
Synonyms
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.