calcanéus

\kal.ka.ne.ys\

/\kal.ka.ne.ys\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de calcanéum.

Corpus desk

Index FR-calcaneus · calcanéus · French

calcanéus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 calcanéus
PropertyValue
Headwordcalcanéus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kal.ka.ne.ys\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « calcanéus » en français

calcanéusreste 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

calcanéus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kal.ka.ne.ys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de calcanéum.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for calcanéus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is calcanéus, spelled C-A-L-C-A-N-É-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de calcanéum.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les fractures du calcanéus surviennent souvent à la suite d’une chute, chez des parachutistes inexpérimentés, chez des cambrioleurs (qui tombent d’un tuyau de décharge) ou chez d’autres «sauteurs».

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 "calcanéus"?
"calcanéus" is spelled C-A-L-C-A-N-É-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kal.ka.ne.ys\.
What does "calcanéus" mean?
As a noun, "calcanéus" means: Synonyme de calcanéum.
How do you pronounce "calcanéus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calcanéus" is \kal.ka.ne.ys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calcanéus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list