cérébralement

\se.ʁe.bʁal.mɑ̃\

/\se.ʁe.bʁal.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“cérébralement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Relativement au cerveau en tant qu’organe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cerebralement · cérébralement · French

cérébralement · 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 cérébralement
PropertyValue
Headwordcérébralement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\se.ʁe.bʁal.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cérébralement » en français

cérébralementn'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

cérébralement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \se.ʁe.bʁal.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cérébralement has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cérébralement, spelled C-É-R-É-B-R-A-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relativement au cerveau en tant qu’organe.
  2. 2
    Relativement au cerveau en tant que siège des facultés intellectuelles, de la cognition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alors, il avait parlé du geste des âmes qui s’accouplent cérébralement.
  2. Dans la nature actuelle, les placentaires passent, cérébralement, avant les marsupiaux

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 "cérébralement"?
"cérébralement" is spelled C-É-R-É-B-R-A-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ʁe.bʁal.mɑ̃\.
What does "cérébralement" mean?
As an adverb, "cérébralement" means: Relativement au cerveau en tant qu’organe.
How do you pronounce "cérébralement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cérébralement" is \se.ʁe.bʁal.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list