ostéo-
French, prefix/ɔs.te.o/
ostéo- is spelled O-S-T-É-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 49,558th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ostéo- is a French prefix meaning “osteo-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Préfixe qui entre dans la composition de nombreux termes médicaux, avec le sens d’os”.
What does ostéo- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
osteo-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Préfixe qui entre dans la composition de nombreux termes médicaux, avec le sens d’os.
noun: 1. Ostéopathe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ostéo-
- ostéos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ostéo-?
- /ɔs.te.o/
- \ɔs.te.o\
- \ɔs.te.ɔ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ostéo-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ostéo- in French?
ostéo- appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).