épine du dos
\e.pin dy do\
The verdict
“épine du dos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante d’épine dorsale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-epine-du-dos · épine du dos · French
épine du dos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | épine du dos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.pin dy do\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épine du dos » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épine du dos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.pin dy do\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante d’épine dorsale.".
No misspelling variants are generated for épine du dos in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is épine du dos, spelled É-P-I-N-E- -D-U- -D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Variante d’épine dorsale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how épine du dos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] on jugera si cette ressemblance cachée n'est pas plus merveilleuse que les différences apparentes, si cette conformité constante et ce dessein suivi de l'homme aux quadrupèdes, des quadrupèdes aux cétacés, des cétacés aux oiseaux, des oiseaux aux reptiles, des reptiles aux poissons, etc. dans lesquels les parties essentielles, comme le cœur, les intes…
La paille qui se trouvait en bas avait sans doute amorti la chute, mais il n’en était pas moins tombé de plus de trois mètres et, d’après ses plaintes, on pouvait juger qu’il avait une jambe cassée, ou, peut-être l’épine du dos.
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.