congénital
\kɔ̃.ʒe.ni.tal\
The verdict
“congénital” is uncommon French (frequency #68,155 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,155
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est présent dès la naissance, en parlant de certaines infirmités, mais pas toujours héréditaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-congenital · congénital · French
congénital · rank #68,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,155
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH conductrices
Nearest frequency peer: conductrices (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « congénital »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- conches
conches
31,849 corpus weight
- condominium
condominium
31,848 corpus weight
- conductrices
conductrices
31,847 corpus weight
- congénital
congénital
31,846 corpus weight
- conservaient
conservaient
31,845 corpus weight
- conservative
conservative
31,844 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « congénital » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | congénital |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.ʒe.ni.tal\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « congénital » en français
Rare enough to double-check
congénital is uncommon French at frequency #68,155 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.ʒe.ni.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for congénital in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is congénital, spelled C-O-N-G-É-N-I-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui est présent dès la naissance, en parlant de certaines infirmités, mais pas toujours héréditaire.
- 2Qualifie toutes les dispositions qu’on apporte en naissant.
- 3Ontologique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how congénital appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« J’ai failli arrêter après les Jeux paralympiques de Tokyo, mais j’ai maintenant les conditions idéales d’entraînement », reconnaît le parathlète de 39 ans, atteint d’une agénésie congénitale des membres supérieurs et inférieurs (il est né sans avant-bras et sans pieds).
Un Zoulou aux traits grossiers, plus près du primate : menton en galoche, front bas, arcades d’arriéré congénital, et ces yeux marronnasses, tremblant de fièvre… Terreblanche fit claquer sa cravache dans la paume de sa main.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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 "congénital"?
What does "congénital" mean?
How do you pronounce "congénital"?
What language does "congénital" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "congénital", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).