cancérogène

\kɑ̃.se.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\

/\kɑ̃.se.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\/ adj

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The verdict

“cancérogène” is uncommon French (frequency #50,702 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,702
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caractérise une substance qui peut favoriser l’apparition d’un cancer.

Key facts for cancérogène
PropertyValue
Headwordcancérogène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɑ̃.se.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cancérogène” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cancérogène lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cancérogène is uncommon French at frequency #50,702 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɑ̃.se.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractérise une substance qui peut favoriser l’apparition d’un cancer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cancérogène in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cancérogène, spelled C-A-N-C-É-R-O-G-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractérise une substance qui peut favoriser l’apparition d’un cancer.

Synonyms

cancérigèneoncogène

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cancérogène"?
"cancérogène" is spelled C-A-N-C-É-R-O-G-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃.se.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\.
What does "cancérogène" mean?
As an adjective, "cancérogène" means: Caractérise une substance qui peut favoriser l’apparition d’un cancer.
How do you pronounce "cancérogène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cancérogène" is \kɑ̃.se.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cancérogène" come from?
"cancérogène" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cancérogène”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-N-C-É-R-O-G-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɑ̃.se.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list