électro-encéphalogramme

\e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.ɡʁam\

/\e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.ɡʁam\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enregistrement d’une électro-encéphalographie, résultat de cet enregistrement.

Key facts for électro-encéphalogramme
PropertyValue
Headwordélectro-encéphalogramme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.ɡʁam\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “électro-encéphalogramme” sits in French frequency

électro-encéphalogramme falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

électro-encéphalogramme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.ɡʁam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enregistrement d’une électro-encéphalographie, résultat de cet enregistrement.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for électro-encéphalogramme, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is électro-encéphalogramme, spelled É-L-E-C-T-R-O---E-N-C-É-P-H-A-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enregistrement d’une électro-encéphalographie, résultat de cet enregistrement.

Synonyms

EEG

This word in other languages

electroencephalogram(English)electroencefalograma(Español)Elektroenzephalogramm(Deutsch)

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 "électro-encéphalogramme"?
"électro-encéphalogramme" is spelled É-L-E-C-T-R-O---E-N-C-É-P-H-A-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.ɡʁam\.
What does "électro-encéphalogramme" mean?
As a noun, "électro-encéphalogramme" means: Enregistrement d’une électro-encéphalographie, résultat de cet enregistrement.
How do you pronounce "électro-encéphalogramme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "électro-encéphalogramme" is \e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.ɡʁam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "électro-encéphalogramme" come from?
"électro-encéphalogramme" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “électro-encéphalogramme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is É-L-E-C-T-R-O---E-N-C-É-P-H-A-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.ɡʁam\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list