dendrite
\dɑ̃.dʁit\
The verdict
“dendrite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arborisation, ramification.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dendrite · dendrite · French
dendrite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dendrite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɑ̃.dʁit\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dendrite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dendrite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɑ̃.dʁit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dendrite, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dendrite, spelled D-E-N-D-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Arborisation, ramification.
- 2Arborisation, ramification.
- 3Arborisation, ramification.
- 4Arborisation, ramification.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dendrite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi le neurone présente une polarisation fonctionnelle : la circulation des informations y est unidirectionnelle, cellulipète dans les dendrites et cellulifuge dans l'axone.
Mais lors de charges rapides, on constate l’apparition de « dendrites », excroissances de lithium métallique qui se forment par une réaction parasite au niveau des électrodes. Et lorsqu’une dendrite partie de l’électrode négative entre en contact avec l’électrode positive, il se crée un court-circuit qui endommage la batterie et peut provoquer un emballem…
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.