leucotomie
\lø.kɔ.tɔ.mi\
The verdict
“leucotomie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de lobotomie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leucotomie · leucotomie · French
leucotomie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | leucotomie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lø.kɔ.tɔ.mi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « leucotomie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
leucotomie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lø.kɔ.tɔ.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de lobotomie.".
leucotomie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is leucotomie, spelled L-E-U-C-O-T-O-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de lobotomie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how leucotomie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est assurément le prix le plus controversé de l’histoire du Nobel. Comment le gotha de la médecine a-t-il pu, en 1949, honorer le Portugais Egas Moniz pour ses travaux sur « la leucotomie préfrontale appliquée au traitement de certaines psychoses et troubles mentaux » – rebaptisée plus tard lobotomie ?
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.