asternal
\a.stɛʁ.nal\
The verdict
“asternal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne s'articule pas avec le sternum, en parlant des côtes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-asternal · asternal · French
asternal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | asternal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.stɛʁ.nal\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « asternal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
asternal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.stɛʁ.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne s'articule pas avec le sternum, en parlant des côtes.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for asternal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is asternal, spelled A-S-T-E-R-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui ne s'articule pas avec le sternum, en parlant des côtes.
Antonyms
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.