mitral
\mi.tʁal\
The verdict
“mitral” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie une des valvules du cœur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mitral · mitral · French
mitral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | mitral |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mi.tʁal\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mitral » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mitral is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mi.tʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for mitral in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mitral, spelled M-I-T-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qualifie une des valvules du cœur.
- 2Qui est en forme de mitre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mitral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si, chez un malade atteint de sténose mitrale, se montrent inopinément des crachats sanglants, on aura grandement raison de supposer l'existence d'un infractus pulmonaire hémorrhagique.
C’est, comme l’insuffisance mitrale, une faiblesse de complexion avec laquelle il faut bien vivre et mourir.
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.