naviculaire
\na.vi.ky.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“naviculaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la forme d’une nacelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-naviculaire · naviculaire · French
naviculaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | naviculaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \na.vi.ky.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « naviculaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
naviculaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \na.vi.ky.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a la forme d’une nacelle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for naviculaire, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 naviculaire, spelled N-A-V-I-C-U-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a la forme d’une nacelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how naviculaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le testicule, on trouve presque constamment de grandes cellules, qui elles-mêmes en contiennent de plus petites de forme naviculaire et qui sont des corps encore peu connus, mais qui sont bien certainement des parasites.
[…], elles sont probablement en relation avec la phase hématique du parasite, ce qui paraît aussi démontré par leur nombre beaucoup plus réduit, à l'intérieur du cytoplasme des éléments qui les hébergent par rapport au nombre des parasites du type naviculaire ou, en général, à blépharoplaste allongé en bâtonnet.
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.