abdominal

\ab.dɔ.mi.nal\

/\ab.dɔ.mi.nal\/ adj

The verdict

“abdominal” is uncommon French (frequency #52,452 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,452
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à l’abdomen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abdominal · abdominal · French

abdominal · rank #52,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,452
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH abattements

Nearest frequency peer: abattements (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « abdominal »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « abdominal » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abdominal
PropertyValue
Headwordabdominal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ab.dɔ.mi.nal\
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « abdominal » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.abdominaltombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « abattements » (#52,451), « aberrante » (#52,453), « 3s » (#52,450). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abdominal » est au #52,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abdominal is uncommon French at frequency #52,452 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ab.dɔ.mi.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à l’abdomen.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abdominal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is abdominal, spelled A-B-D-O-M-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à l’abdomen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elles sont orientées principalement sur les régions abdominales, au niveau du plexus solaire, puis cervicodorsales, scapulaires et lombaires.
  2. Une rupture brutale d’un anévrysme aortique abdominal s’accompagne d’une douleur intense dans l’abdomen et dans le dos.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abdominal"?
"abdominal" is spelled A-B-D-O-M-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ab.dɔ.mi.nal\.
What does "abdominal" mean?
As an adjective, "abdominal" means: Relatif à l’abdomen.
How do you pronounce "abdominal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abdominal" is \ab.dɔ.mi.nal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abdominal" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abdominal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list