nævus mélanocytaire

\ne.vys me.la.nɔ.si.tɛʁ\

/\ne.vys me.la.nɔ.si.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terme médical pour un grain de beauté. Il s’agit d’un nævus pigmenté par le mélanocyte.

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Index FR-n-vus-melanocytaire · nævus mélanocytaire · French

nævus mélanocytaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 nævus mélanocytaire
PropertyValue
Headwordnævus mélanocytaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ne.vys me.la.nɔ.si.tɛʁ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nævus mélanocytaire » en français

nævus mélanocytairereste 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

nævus mélanocytaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ne.vys me.la.nɔ.si.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terme médical pour un grain de beauté. Il s’agit d’un nævus pigmenté par le mélanocyte.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nævus mélanocytaire, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nævus mélanocytaire, spelled N-Æ-V-U-S- -M-É-L-A-N-O-C-Y-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terme médical pour un grain de beauté. Il s’agit d’un nævus pigmenté par le mélanocyte.

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 "nævus mélanocytaire"?
"nævus mélanocytaire" is spelled N-Æ-V-U-S- -M-É-L-A-N-O-C-Y-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.vys me.la.nɔ.si.tɛʁ\.
What does "nævus mélanocytaire" mean?
As a noun, "nævus mélanocytaire" means: Terme médical pour un grain de beauté. Il s’agit d’un nævus pigmenté par le mélanocyte.
How do you pronounce "nævus mélanocytaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nævus mélanocytaire" is \ne.vys me.la.nɔ.si.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list