kinesthésie
\ki.nɛs.te.zi\
The verdict
“kinesthésie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perception des mouvements de son corps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kinesthesie · kinesthésie · French
kinesthésie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kinesthésie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ki.nɛs.te.zi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
kinesthésie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ki.nɛs.te.zi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perception des mouvements de son corps.".
kinesthésie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is kinesthésie, spelled K-I-N-E-S-T-H-É-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1Perception des mouvements de son corps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kinesthésie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Le travail de proprioception et de kinesthésie (la perception du mouvement) est tel que des athlètes voyants viennent s’entraîner avec nous en portant des bandeaux sur les yeux », raconte Antoine Hays.
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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.