obstétrical
\ɔp.ste.tʁi.kal\
The verdict
“obstétrical” 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 rapport aux accouchements.
Corpus desk
Index FR-obstetrical · obstétrical · French
obstétrical · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | obstétrical |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔp.ste.tʁi.kal\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « obstétrical » en français
Rare enough to double-check
obstétrical is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔp.ste.tʁi.kal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a rapport aux accouchements.".
No misspelling variants are generated for obstétrical in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is obstétrical, spelled O-B-S-T-É-T-R-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui a rapport aux accouchements.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how obstétrical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sur son blog Marieaccouchela, Marie-Helène Lahaye avait amplement décrit le déni régnant autour de ces questions et comment « la dénonciation des violences obstétricales conduit à un renversement des responsabilités, en transformant la victime en coupable et l’agresseur en victime».
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.