membre distal

\mɑ̃bʁ dis.tal\

/\mɑ̃bʁ dis.tal\/ noun

The verdict

“membre distal” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Membre postérieur, membre inférieur.

Key facts for membre distal
PropertyValue
Headwordmembre distal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ̃bʁ dis.tal\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “membre distal” sits in French frequency

membre distal 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for membre distal is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɑ̃bʁ dis.tal\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Membre postérieur, membre inférieur.".

Zero misspellings are on record for membre distal in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is membre distal, spelled M-E-M-B-R-E- -D-I-S-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membre postérieur, membre inférieur.

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 "membre distal"?
"membre distal" is spelled M-E-M-B-R-E- -D-I-S-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃bʁ dis.tal\.
What does "membre distal" mean?
As a noun, "membre distal" means: Membre postérieur, membre inférieur.
How do you pronounce "membre distal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "membre distal" is \mɑ̃bʁ dis.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "membre distal" come from?
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Using “membre distal”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-M-B-R-E- -D-I-S-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɑ̃bʁ dis.tal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list