intestin grêle

\ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃ ɡʁɛl\

/\ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃ ɡʁɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“intestin grêle” 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 May 6, 2026) - Partie de l’appareil digestif située entre l’estomac et le gros intestin.

Key facts for intestin grêle
PropertyValue
Headwordintestin grêle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃ ɡʁɛl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intestin grêle” sits in French frequency

intestin grêle 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

intestin grêle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃ ɡʁɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie de l’appareil digestif située entre l’estomac et le gros intestin.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intestin grêle, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is intestin grêle, spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N- -G-R-Ê-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de l’appareil digestif située entre l’estomac et le gros intestin.

This word in other languages

small intestine(English)intestino delgado(Español)Dünndarm(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 "intestin grêle"?
"intestin grêle" is spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N- -G-R-Ê-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃ ɡʁɛl\.
What does "intestin grêle" mean?
As a noun, "intestin grêle" means: Partie de l’appareil digestif située entre l’estomac et le gros intestin.
How do you pronounce "intestin grêle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intestin grêle" is \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃ ɡʁɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intestin grêle" come from?
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Using “intestin grêle”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N- -G-R-Ê-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃ ɡʁɛl\ (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