médecin légiste
\mɛd.sɛ̃ le.ʒist\
The verdict
“médecin légiste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Médecin pratiquant dans le cadre de la médecine légale.
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Index FR-medecin-legiste · médecin légiste · French
médecin légiste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | médecin légiste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛd.sɛ̃ le.ʒist\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
médecin légiste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛd.sɛ̃ le.ʒist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Médecin pratiquant dans le cadre de la médecine légale.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for médecin légiste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is médecin légiste, spelled M-É-D-E-C-I-N- -L-É-G-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Médecin pratiquant dans le cadre de la médecine légale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how médecin légiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant ce temps, Bruce Wayne a troqué son batarang contre une carrière de médecin légiste…
En 2016, la mort de la mannequin américaine Katie May après un AVC, dont le médecin légiste a établi l’origine comme étant « la manipulation du cou par un chiropracteur », est sans doute le cas le plus emblématique.
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