néopallium
\ne.ɔ.pa.ljɔm\
The verdict
“néopallium” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de néocortex.
Corpus desk
Index FR-neopallium · néopallium · French
néopallium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | néopallium |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ne.ɔ.pa.ljɔm\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
néopallium is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ne.ɔ.pa.ljɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de néocortex.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for néopallium in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is néopallium, spelled N-É-O-P-A-L-L-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de néocortex.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how néopallium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chez les mammifères, le néopallium, ou plus simplement le néocortex, désigne une couche périphérique de substance grise dans le télencéphale lisse chez les mammifères inférieurs (lissencéphaliques) et plissée chez les mammifères supérieurs (gyrencéphaliques).
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.