cancer de la peau
\kɑ̃.sɛʁ də la po\
The verdict
“cancer de la peau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- 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-de-la-peau · cancer de la peau · French
cancer de la peau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cancer de la peau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɑ̃.sɛʁ də la po\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cancer de la peau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cancer de la peau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃.sɛʁ də la po\. 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 de la peau in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 cancer de la peau, spelled C-A-N-C-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -P-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Cancer où la tumeur se développe sur la peau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cancer de la peau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le mélanome, la forme la plus grave mais la moins fréquente de cancer de la peau, qui provoque des métastases dans environ 20 % des cas.
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.