Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
The verdict
“Homo sapiens neanderthalensis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 29
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancienne appellation scientifique de l’homme de Neandertal, aujourd’hui abandonnée (→ voir Homo neanderthalensis).
Corpus desk
Index FR-homo-sapiens-neanderthal · Homo sapiens neanderthalensis · French
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 29 letters
- VOW-11 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Homo sapiens neanderthalensis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 29 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne appellation scientifique de l’homme de Neandertal, aujourd’hui abandonnée (→ voir Homo neanderthalensis).".
No misspelling variants are generated for Homo sapiens neanderthalensis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, spelled H-O-M-O- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S- -N-E-A-N-D-E-R-T-H-A-L-E-N-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Ancienne appellation scientifique de l’homme de Neandertal, aujourd’hui abandonnée (→ voir Homo neanderthalensis).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Homo sapiens neanderthalensis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les premiers vestiges d’Homo sapiens neanderthalensis ont été mis à jour en 1856, dans le vallon de Neander, près de Düsseldorf.
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.