hystérectomie

\is.te.ʁɛk.tɔ.mi\

/\is.te.ʁɛk.tɔ.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“hystérectomie” is uncommon French (frequency #64,518 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,518
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ablation chirurgicale de l’utérus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hysterectomie · hystérectomie · French

hystérectomie · rank #64,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,518
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hypnotiseur

Nearest frequency peer: hypnotiseur (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hystérectomie »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hystérectomie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hystérectomie
PropertyValue
Headwordhystérectomie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\is.te.ʁɛk.tɔ.mi\
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hystérectomie » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hystérectomietombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hypnotiseur » (#64,517), « hérauts » (#64,519), « hydrostatique » (#64,516). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hystérectomie » est au #64,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hystérectomie is uncommon French at frequency #64,518 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \is.te.ʁɛk.tɔ.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ablation chirurgicale de l’utérus.".

hystérectomie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hystérectomie, spelled H-Y-S-T-É-R-E-C-T-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ablation chirurgicale de l’utérus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’hystérectomie reste encore l’intervention dominante due principalement au fait que les traitements médicaux apparaissent inefficaces, chers et présentant des effets secondaires.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hystérectomie"?
"hystérectomie" is spelled H-Y-S-T-É-R-E-C-T-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \is.te.ʁɛk.tɔ.mi\.
What does "hystérectomie" mean?
As a noun, "hystérectomie" means: Ablation chirurgicale de l’utérus.
How do you pronounce "hystérectomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hystérectomie" is \is.te.ʁɛk.tɔ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hystérectomie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hystérectomie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list