nasopharynx
French, noun\na.zo.fa.ʁɛ̃ks\
nasopharynx is a French masculine noun meaning “nasopharynx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie supérieure du pharynx située en arrière des cavités nasales et au-dessus du voile du palais”.
What does nasopharynx mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenasopharynx
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie supérieure du pharynx située en arrière des cavités nasales et au-dessus du voile du palais.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nasopharynx
- naso-pharynx
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nasopharynx?
- \na.zo.fa.ʁɛ̃ks\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nasopharynx in French?
nasopharynx appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).