brachycardie

\bʁa.ki.kaʁ.di\

/\bʁa.ki.kaʁ.di\/ noun

The verdict

“brachycardie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante rare de bradycardie : diminution anormale du nombre des battements du cœur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brachycardie · brachycardie · French

brachycardie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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.

Key facts for brachycardie
PropertyValue
Headwordbrachycardie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁa.ki.kaʁ.di\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « brachycardie » en français

brachycardiereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brachycardie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁa.ki.kaʁ.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante rare de bradycardie : diminution anormale du nombre des battements du cœur.".

brachycardie has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is brachycardie, spelled B-R-A-C-H-Y-C-A-R-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante rare de bradycardie : diminution anormale du nombre des battements du cœur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Car, à l’intérieur, tout se disloque : brachycardie, déshydratation, lésions du foie et des reins, hémorragies du tube digestif, dépression nerveuse et défaillance cardiaque, il faudra cinq ou six jours pour consommer l’irréparable, au milieu de hoquets, de paralysie et de spasmes.
  2. Ces deux sortes de brachycardie de même nature sont reconnaissables pendant la vie à certains symptômes (dissociation du rythme des battements auriculaires et ventriculaires, épreuve de l’atropine).

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brachycardie"?
"brachycardie" is spelled B-R-A-C-H-Y-C-A-R-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁa.ki.kaʁ.di\.
What does "brachycardie" mean?
As a noun, "brachycardie" means: Variante rare de bradycardie : diminution anormale du nombre des battements du cœur.
How do you pronounce "brachycardie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brachycardie" is \bʁa.ki.kaʁ.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brachycardie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list