virose
\vi.ʁoz\
The verdict
“virose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maladie provoquée par un virus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-virose · virose · French
virose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | virose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vi.ʁoz\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
virose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vi.ʁoz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maladie provoquée par un virus.".
virose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is virose, spelled V-I-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Maladie provoquée par un virus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how virose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Insuffisamment remise d’une virose, Blanka Vlasic ne sera pas de la partie mardi à Göteborg.
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.