col de l’utérus

\kɔl də l‿y.te.ʁys\

/\kɔl də l‿y.te.ʁys\/ noun

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The verdict

“col de l’utérus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie étroite entre le bas de l’utérus et le sommet du vagin.

Key facts for col de l’utérus
PropertyValue
Headwordcol de l’utérus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔl də l‿y.te.ʁys\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “col de l’utérus” sits in French frequency

col de l’utérus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

col de l’utérus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔl də l‿y.te.ʁys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie étroite entre le bas de l’utérus et le sommet du vagin.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for col de l’utérus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is col de l’utérus, spelled C-O-L- -D-E- -L-’-U-T-É-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie étroite entre le bas de l’utérus et le sommet du vagin.

Synonyms

col utérincervix

This word in other languages

cervix(English)cuello uterino(Español)Gebärmutterhals(Deutsch)

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 "col de l’utérus"?
"col de l’utérus" is spelled C-O-L- -D-E- -L-’-U-T-É-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔl də l‿y.te.ʁys\.
What does "col de l’utérus" mean?
As a noun, "col de l’utérus" means: Partie étroite entre le bas de l’utérus et le sommet du vagin.
How do you pronounce "col de l’utérus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "col de l’utérus" is \kɔl də l‿y.te.ʁys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "col de l’utérus" come from?
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Using “col de l’utérus”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-L- -D-E- -L-’-U-T-É-R-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔl də l‿y.te.ʁys\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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