craniotomie

\kʁɑ.njɔ.tɔ.mi\

/\kʁɑ.njɔ.tɔ.mi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Section des os du crâne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-craniotomie · craniotomie · French

craniotomie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 craniotomie
PropertyValue
Headwordcraniotomie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɑ.njɔ.tɔ.mi\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « craniotomie » en français

craniotomiesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

craniotomie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɑ.njɔ.tɔ.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Section des os du crâne.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for craniotomie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 craniotomie, spelled C-R-A-N-I-O-T-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Section des os du crâne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’auteur aborde ensuite la question si souvent agitée, des rapports de l’opération césarienne et de la craniotomie.
  2. Parmi eux, Doreen Adams, 75 ans, n’aurait ressenti pratiquement aucun effet secondaire de la chirurgie à son réveil, l’an dernier, contrairement à une craniotomie précédente durant laquelle l’équipe traitante n’avait pas réussi à retirer la tumeur qui lui causait des maux de tête.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "craniotomie"?
"craniotomie" is spelled C-R-A-N-I-O-T-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɑ.njɔ.tɔ.mi\.
What does "craniotomie" mean?
As a noun, "craniotomie" means: Section des os du crâne.
How do you pronounce "craniotomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "craniotomie" is \kʁɑ.njɔ.tɔ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "craniotomie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list