glande lacrymale
\ɡlɑ̃d la.kʁi.mal\
The verdict
“glande lacrymale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Glande située dans la fosse lacrymale de l'orbite creusée dans l'os frontal au-dessus de l'œil et qui sécrète des larmes évacuées de l'œil par les canaux lacrymaux (puis par les fosses nasales), de...
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Index FR-glande-lacrymale · glande lacrymale · French
glande lacrymale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | glande lacrymale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡlɑ̃d la.kʁi.mal\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glande lacrymale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
glande lacrymale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɑ̃d la.kʁi.mal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glande située dans la fosse lacrymale de l'orbite creusée dans l'os frontal au-dessus de l'œil et qui sécrète des larmes évacuées de l'œil par les canaux lacrymaux (puis par les fosses nasales), de...".
No misspelling variants are generated for glande lacrymale in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is glande lacrymale, spelled G-L-A-N-D-E- -L-A-C-R-Y-M-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Glande située dans la fosse lacrymale de l'orbite creusée dans l'os frontal au-dessus de l'œil et qui sécrète des larmes évacuées de l'œil par les canaux lacrymaux (puis par les fosses nasales), de sorte que les yeux restent toujours humides.
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