exocrine
\ɛɡ.zɔ.kʁin\
The verdict
“exocrine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui sécrète des substances à l’extérieur de l’organisme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exocrine · exocrine · French
exocrine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | exocrine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛɡ.zɔ.kʁin\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exocrine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exocrine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɡ.zɔ.kʁin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui sécrète des substances à l’extérieur de l’organisme.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for exocrine, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is exocrine, spelled E-X-O-C-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qui sécrète des substances à l’extérieur de l’organisme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exocrine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces pancréas accessoires, où les acini ne sont jamais qu’en petite quantité, peuvent être exclusivement constitués de cordons pleins, et on assiste alors à une véritable dissociation à la fois morphologique et fonctionnelle de l’organe pancréatique en glande endocrine et glande exocrine (ou plutôt mixte à prédominance exocrine).
Le syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren est une maladie auto-immune systémique caractérisée par une atteinte des glandes exocrines, en particulier des glandes lacrymales et salivaires.
Antonyms
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.