membre inférieur

\mɑ̃.bʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjøʁ\

/\mɑ̃.bʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjøʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“membre inférieur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membre postérieur humain, formé du fesse, de la cuisse, du genou, de la jambe, de la cheville et du pied.

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Index FR-membre-inferieur · membre inférieur · French

membre inférieur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for membre inférieur
PropertyValue
Headwordmembre inférieur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ̃.bʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjøʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « membre inférieur » en français

membre inférieurreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

membre inférieur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɑ̃.bʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjøʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Membre postérieur humain, formé du fesse, de la cuisse, du genou, de la jambe, de la cheville et du pied.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for membre inférieur, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 inférieur, spelled M-E-M-B-R-E- -I-N-F-É-R-I-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membre postérieur humain, formé du fesse, de la cuisse, du genou, de la jambe, de la cheville et du pied.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "membre inférieur"?
"membre inférieur" is spelled M-E-M-B-R-E- -I-N-F-É-R-I-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.bʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjøʁ\.
What does "membre inférieur" mean?
As a noun, "membre inférieur" means: Membre postérieur humain, formé du fesse, de la cuisse, du genou, de la jambe, de la cheville et du pied.
How do you pronounce "membre inférieur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "membre inférieur" is \mɑ̃.bʁ‿ɛ̃.fe.ʁjøʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "membre inférieur" come from?
"membre inférieur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list