cérébrospinal
\se.ʁe.bʁɔs.pi.nal\
The verdict
“cérébrospinal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui a trait au cerveau et à la moelle épinière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cerebrospinal · cérébrospinal · French
cérébrospinal · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cérébrospinal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \se.ʁe.bʁɔs.pi.nal\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cérébrospinal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \se.ʁe.bʁɔs.pi.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a trait au cerveau et à la moelle épinière.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cérébrospinal, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cérébrospinal, spelled C-É-R-É-B-R-O-S-P-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui a trait au cerveau et à la moelle épinière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cérébrospinal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Méningite cérébrospinale.
Synonyms
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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.