mort cérébrale

\mɔʁ se.ʁe.bʁal\

/\mɔʁ se.ʁe.bʁal\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État d’absence totale et définitive d’activité cérébrale chez un patient.

Key facts for mort cérébrale
PropertyValue
Headwordmort cérébrale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔʁ se.ʁe.bʁal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mort cérébrale” sits in French frequency

mort cérébrale 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

mort cérébrale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔʁ se.ʁe.bʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mort cérébrale in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mort cérébrale, spelled M-O-R-T- -C-É-R-É-B-R-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’absence totale et définitive d’activité cérébrale chez un patient.
  2. 2
    État d’inactivité, d’obsolescence.

Synonyms

coma de type IVcoma dépassémort encéphalique

This word in other languages

brain death(English)

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 "mort cérébrale"?
"mort cérébrale" is spelled M-O-R-T- -C-É-R-É-B-R-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔʁ se.ʁe.bʁal\.
What does "mort cérébrale" mean?
As a noun, "mort cérébrale" means: État d’absence totale et définitive d’activité cérébrale chez un patient.
How do you pronounce "mort cérébrale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mort cérébrale" is \mɔʁ se.ʁe.bʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mort cérébrale" come from?
"mort cérébrale" 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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Using “mort cérébrale”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-R-T- -C-É-R-É-B-R-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɔʁ se.ʁe.bʁal\ (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