lidocaïne
\li.do.ka.in\
The verdict
“lidocaïne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anesthésique local et anti-arythmique de la famille des amino-amides.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lidocaine · lidocaïne · French
lidocaïne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | lidocaïne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.do.ka.in\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lidocaïne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.do.ka.in\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anesthésique local et anti-arythmique de la famille des amino-amides.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lidocaïne in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lidocaïne, spelled L-I-D-O-C-A-Ï-N-E.
Definition
- 1Anesthésique local et anti-arythmique de la famille des amino-amides.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lidocaïne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du reste, c'est une lidocaïne qu'on utilise justement pour les anesthésies locales.
Synonyms
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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.