femme de médecine

\fam də med.sin\

/\fam də med.sin\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Guérisseuse chamanique traditionnelle, notamment amérindienne.

Key facts for femme de médecine
PropertyValue
Headwordfemme de médecine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fam də med.sin\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “femme de médecine” sits in French frequency

femme de médecine 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

femme de médecine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fam də med.sin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Guérisseuse chamanique traditionnelle, notamment amérindienne.".

femme de médecine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is femme de médecine, spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -M-É-D-E-C-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Guérisseuse chamanique traditionnelle, notamment amérindienne.

This word in other languages

medicine woman(English)Medizinfrau(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 "femme de médecine"?
"femme de médecine" is spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -M-É-D-E-C-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fam də med.sin\.
What does "femme de médecine" mean?
As a noun, "femme de médecine" means: Guérisseuse chamanique traditionnelle, notamment amérindienne.
How do you pronounce "femme de médecine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "femme de médecine" is \fam də med.sin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "femme de médecine" come from?
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Using “femme de médecine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -M-É-D-E-C-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fam də med.sin\ (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