mort encéphalique
\mɔʁ ɑ̃.se.fa.lik\
The verdict
“mort encéphalique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de mort cérébrale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mort encéphalique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔʁ ɑ̃.se.fa.lik\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mort encéphalique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mort encéphalique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔʁ ɑ̃.se.fa.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de mort cérébrale.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mort encéphalique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 mort encéphalique, spelled M-O-R-T- -E-N-C-É-P-H-A-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de mort cérébrale.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-R-T- -E-N-C-É-P-H-A-L-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɔʁ ɑ̃.se.fa.lik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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