hernie discale

^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.ni dis.kal\

/^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.ni dis.kal\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saillie d’un disque intervertébral pouvant entrainer une douloureuse compression des racines du nerf sciatique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hernie-discale · hernie discale · French

hernie discale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for hernie discale
PropertyValue
Headwordhernie discale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.ni dis.kal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hernie discale » en français

hernie discalereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hernie discale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.ni dis.kal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Saillie d’un disque intervertébral pouvant entrainer une douloureuse compression des racines du nerf sciatique.".

Zero misspellings are on record for hernie discale in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hernie discale, spelled H-E-R-N-I-E- -D-I-S-C-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saillie d’un disque intervertébral pouvant entrainer une douloureuse compression des racines du nerf sciatique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hernie discale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le mal de dos prend souvent pour noms : « lumbago » (ou « tour de reins »), lié à un début de détérioration du disque intervertébral qui se fissure et s’enflamme à certains endroits, « hernie discale », résultant d’une dégénérescence d’un disque intervertébral, et « sciatique », conséquence de la hernie qui vient comprimer le nerf sciatique, à la jonction…
  2. Deux hernies discales s’étaient réveillées ainsi qu’une douleur le long du nerf sciatique. Le matin, je n’arrivais pas à me sortir du lit. Je roulais sur le côté pour me retrouver par terre à quatre pattes et tenter de me redresser en prenant des appuis improbables.

This word in other languages

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 "hernie discale"?
"hernie discale" is spelled H-E-R-N-I-E- -D-I-S-C-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.ni dis.kal\.
What does "hernie discale" mean?
As a noun, "hernie discale" means: Saillie d’un disque intervertébral pouvant entrainer une douloureuse compression des racines du nerf sciatique.
How do you pronounce "hernie discale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hernie discale" is ^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.ni dis.kal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hernie discale" come from?
"hernie discale" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list