médecine légale

\med.sin le.ɡal\

/\med.sin le.ɡal\/ noun

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The verdict

“médecine légale” 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
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Branche de la médecine qui intervient lors d’une procédure policière ou judiciaire, désignant plus particulièrement la pratique des autopsies.

Key facts for médecine légale
PropertyValue
Headwordmédecine légale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\med.sin le.ɡal\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “médecine légale” sits in French frequency

médecine légale 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

médecine légale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \med.sin le.ɡal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Branche de la médecine qui intervient lors d’une procédure policière ou judiciaire, désignant plus particulièrement la pratique des autopsies.".

médecine légale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is médecine légale, spelled M-É-D-E-C-I-N-E- -L-É-G-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Branche de la médecine qui intervient lors d’une procédure policière ou judiciaire, désignant plus particulièrement la pratique des autopsies.

Synonyms

médecine forensique

This word in other languages

forensics(English)Gerichtsmedizin(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 "médecine légale"?
"médecine légale" is spelled M-É-D-E-C-I-N-E- -L-É-G-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \med.sin le.ɡal\.
What does "médecine légale" mean?
As a noun, "médecine légale" means: Branche de la médecine qui intervient lors d’une procédure policière ou judiciaire, désignant plus particulièrement la pratique des autopsies.
How do you pronounce "médecine légale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "médecine légale" is \med.sin le.ɡal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "médecine légale" come from?
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Using “médecine légale”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-É-D-E-C-I-N-E- -L-É-G-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \med.sin le.ɡal\ (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