opération césarienne

\o.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃ se.za.ʁjɛn\

/\o.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃ se.za.ʁjɛn\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Opération qui consiste à tirer l’enfant du corps de la mère en faisant une incision à la matrice après ouverture de la paroi abdominale.

Key facts for opération césarienne
PropertyValue
Headwordopération césarienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃ se.za.ʁjɛn\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “opération césarienne” sits in French frequency

opération césarienne falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opération césarienne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃ se.za.ʁjɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Opération qui consiste à tirer l’enfant du corps de la mère en faisant une incision à la matrice après ouverture de la paroi abdominale.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for opération césarienne in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is opération césarienne, spelled O-P-É-R-A-T-I-O-N- -C-É-S-A-R-I-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opération qui consiste à tirer l’enfant du corps de la mère en faisant une incision à la matrice après ouverture de la paroi abdominale.

Synonyms

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 "opération césarienne"?
"opération césarienne" is spelled O-P-É-R-A-T-I-O-N- -C-É-S-A-R-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃ se.za.ʁjɛn\.
What does "opération césarienne" mean?
As a noun, "opération césarienne" means: Opération qui consiste à tirer l’enfant du corps de la mère en faisant une incision à la matrice après ouverture de la paroi abdominale.
How do you pronounce "opération césarienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opération césarienne" is \o.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃ se.za.ʁjɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opération césarienne" come from?
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Using “opération césarienne”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-P-É-R-A-T-I-O-N- -C-É-S-A-R-I-E-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃ se.za.ʁjɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list