cyphose
\si.foz\
The verdict
“cyphose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courbure de la colonne vertébrale à convexité arrière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cyphose · cyphose · French
cyphose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | cyphose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \si.foz\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cyphose » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cyphose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.foz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cyphose, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cyphose, spelled C-Y-P-H-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Courbure de la colonne vertébrale à convexité arrière.
- 2Hypercyphose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cyphose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La cyphose est une déformation qui est susceptible d'entraîner des complications neurologiques si elle progresse jusqu'à un certain degré.
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.