cancer cutané

\kɑ̃.sɛʁ ky.ta.ne\

/\kɑ̃.sɛʁ ky.ta.ne\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cancer où la tumeur se développe sur la peau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cancer-cutane · cancer cutané · French

cancer cutané · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 cancer cutané
PropertyValue
Headwordcancer cutané
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃.sɛʁ ky.ta.ne\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cancer cutané » en français

cancer cutanésiège 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

cancer cutané is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃.sɛʁ ky.ta.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cancer où la tumeur se développe sur la peau.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cancer cutané in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 cancer cutané, spelled C-A-N-C-E-R- -C-U-T-A-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cancer où la tumeur se développe sur la peau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sans paniquer outre mesure à la moindre anomalie, il est important d’examiner régulièrement sa peau à l’affût de tout symptôme de cancer cutané, surtout après l’âge 50 ans.

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 "cancer cutané"?
"cancer cutané" is spelled C-A-N-C-E-R- -C-U-T-A-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃.sɛʁ ky.ta.ne\.
What does "cancer cutané" mean?
As a noun, "cancer cutané" means: Cancer où la tumeur se développe sur la peau.
How do you pronounce "cancer cutané"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cancer cutané" is \kɑ̃.sɛʁ ky.ta.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cancer cutané" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list