cage thoracique

\kaʒ tɔ.ʁa.sik\

/\kaʒ tɔ.ʁa.sik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - , Ensemble de la partie du squelette des vertébrés, constitué des vertèbres dorsales, des côtes, et du sternum, qui contient les poumons et le cœur.

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Index FR-cage-thoracique · cage thoracique · French

cage thoracique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cage thoracique
PropertyValue
Headwordcage thoracique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʒ tɔ.ʁa.sik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cage thoracique » en français

cage thoraciquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cage thoracique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʒ tɔ.ʁa.sik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: ", Ensemble de la partie du squelette des vertébrés, constitué des vertèbres dorsales, des côtes, et du sternum, qui contient les poumons et le cœur.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cage thoracique in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cage thoracique, spelled C-A-G-E- -T-H-O-R-A-C-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    , Ensemble de la partie du squelette des vertébrés, constitué des vertèbres dorsales, des côtes, et du sternum, qui contient les poumons et le cœur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quand j’ai senti sa cage thoracique céder, j’ai pu mieux aller masser le cœur et il est alors revenu dans un état de semi-conscience», a précisé le jeune sauveteur de 28 ans, vendredi.
  2. Sa cage thoracique s’était ratatinée à l’intérieur de son corps.

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 "cage thoracique"?
"cage thoracique" is spelled C-A-G-E- -T-H-O-R-A-C-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʒ tɔ.ʁa.sik\.
What does "cage thoracique" mean?
As a noun, "cage thoracique" means: , Ensemble de la partie du squelette des vertébrés, constitué des vertèbres dorsales, des côtes, et du sternum, qui contient les poumons et le cœur.
How do you pronounce "cage thoracique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cage thoracique" is \kaʒ tɔ.ʁa.sik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cage thoracique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list