toxic

/\ˈtɒk.sɪk\/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,499

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

toxic is anFrenchadj. It means: Toxique (dangereux pour la santé). Pronounced \ˈtɒk.sɪk\. Often confused with toxine and toi.

Key facts for toxic
PropertyValue
Headwordtoxic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ˈtɒk.sɪk\
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,499
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of toxic in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for toxic is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈtɒk.sɪk\. Corpus data places it at rank #46,499 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for toxic, with forms such as "otxic", "toixc", and "toxci". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "toxine", "toi", "tic", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is toxic, spelled T-O-X-I-C, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toxique (dangereux pour la santé).
  2. 2
    Nuisible, malfaisant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otxic,toixc,toxci,toxicc,toxxic,ttoxic,txoic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for toxic

Misspelling Variants of "toxic"

otxic5toixc5toxci5toxicc6toxxic6ttoxic6txoic5
Misspelling Variants of "toxic"

Frequency rank: #46,499 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "toxic"?
"toxic" is spelled T-O-X-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtɒk.sɪk\.
What does "toxic" mean?
As an adj, "toxic" means: Toxique (dangereux pour la santé).
What words are commonly confused with "toxic"?
"toxic" is commonly confused with "toxine", "toi", "tic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "toxic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toxic" is \ˈtɒk.sɪk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toxic" come from?
"toxic" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.