EEG

\ø.ø.ʒe\

/\ø.ø.ʒe\/ noun

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The verdict

“EEG” is uncommon French (frequency #55,238 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,238
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Électro-encéphalogramme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eeg · EEG · French

EEG · rank #55,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,238
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH EDT

Nearest frequency peer: EDT (-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 « EEG »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « EEG » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for EEG
PropertyValue
HeadwordEEG
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ø.ø.ʒe\
Letters3
Frequency rank#55,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « EEG » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).EEGtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « EDT » (#55,237), « effigies » (#55,239), « Eliott » (#55,241). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « EEG » est au #55,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

EEG is uncommon French at frequency #55,238 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ø.ø.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for EEG, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is EEG, spelled E-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Électro-encéphalogramme.
  2. 2
    Électro-encéphalographie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ainsi, avant l'arrêt des soins par leurs médecins, les quatre patients ont été placés sous EEG (électroencéphalogramme, un dispositif bien connu où des électrodes recouvrent le crâne afin d'enregistrer les ondes cérébrales), pendant que leur tension artérielle et leur oxygénation était enregistrée.

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 "EEG"?
"EEG" is spelled E-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ø.ø.ʒe\.
What does "EEG" mean?
As a noun, "EEG" means: Électro-encéphalogramme.
How do you pronounce "EEG"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "EEG" is \ø.ø.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "EEG" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "EEG", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

EDT#55,237ear#55,234dye#55,214dji#55,201

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list