bregma

\bʁɛɡ.ma\

/\bʁɛɡ.ma\/ noun

The verdict

“bregma” 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) - Sommet du crâne qui relie la suture coronale (la suture entre os pariétal et l'os frontal) à la suture sagittale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bregma · bregma · French

bregma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 bregma
PropertyValue
Headwordbregma
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɛɡ.ma\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bregma » en français

bregmasiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bregma is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁɛɡ.ma\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sommet du crâne qui relie la suture coronale (la suture entre os pariétal et l'os frontal) à la suture sagittale.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bregma in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bregma, spelled B-R-E-G-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sommet du crâne qui relie la suture coronale (la suture entre os pariétal et l'os frontal) à la suture sagittale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ainsi, sur la plupart des têtes, aucune saillie, aucune dépression ne révèle ni à l’œil ni au doigt la position du bregma ou point bregmatique, où s’arrête, sur la ligne médiane, l’extrémité supérieure de l’os frontal, et qui établit la vraie limite du crâne antérieur et du crâne postérieur. Mais l’expérience a démontré que le bregma crânien est toujours…
  2. On perçoit au toucher vaginal le menton, la bouche, le nez, les yeux, la partie antérieure du bregma.

Synonyms

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 "bregma"?
"bregma" is spelled B-R-E-G-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɛɡ.ma\.
What does "bregma" mean?
As a noun, "bregma" means: Sommet du crâne qui relie la suture coronale (la suture entre os pariétal et l'os frontal) à la suture sagittale.
How do you pronounce "bregma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bregma" is \bʁɛɡ.ma\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bregma" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list