cortex cérébral
\kɔʁ.tɛks se.ʁe.bʁal\
The verdict
“cortex cérébral” 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 September 3, 2026) - Couche superficielle ou périphérique du cerveau, soit la substance grise périphérique des hémisphères cérébraux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cortex-cerebral · cortex cérébral · French
cortex cérébral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | cortex cérébral |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.tɛks se.ʁe.bʁal\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cortex cérébral is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.tɛks se.ʁe.bʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couche superficielle ou périphérique du cerveau, soit la substance grise périphérique des hémisphères cérébraux.".
cortex cérébral has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cortex cérébral, spelled C-O-R-T-E-X- -C-É-R-É-B-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Couche superficielle ou périphérique du cerveau, soit la substance grise périphérique des hémisphères cérébraux.
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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.