orthèse
\ɔʁ.tɛz\
The verdict
“orthèse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareillage qui compense une fonction déficitaire, assiste une structure articulaire ou musculaire, stabilise un segment corporel pendant une phase de réadaptation ou de repos.
Corpus desk
Index FR-orthese · orthèse · French
orthèse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | orthèse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔʁ.tɛz\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « orthèse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
orthèse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔʁ.tɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareillage qui compense une fonction déficitaire, assiste une structure articulaire ou musculaire, stabilise un segment corporel pendant une phase de réadaptation ou de repos.".
Zero misspellings are on record for orthèse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is orthèse, spelled O-R-T-H-È-S-E.
Definition
- 1Appareillage qui compense une fonction déficitaire, assiste une structure articulaire ou musculaire, stabilise un segment corporel pendant une phase de réadaptation ou de repos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how orthèse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Derrière leur orthèse en culs-de-bouteille, ses yeux saillants s’injectent de sang.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.