philtrum
\fil.tʁɔm\
The verdict
“philtrum” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chez l’Humain, repli en forme de gouttière qui relie la base du nez à la lèvre supérieure, au niveau de l’arc de Cupidon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-philtrum · philtrum · French
philtrum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | philtrum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fil.tʁɔm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
philtrum is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fil.tʁɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
philtrum has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is philtrum, spelled P-H-I-L-T-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1Chez l’Humain, repli en forme de gouttière qui relie la base du nez à la lèvre supérieure, au niveau de l’arc de Cupidon.
- 2Chez certains mammifères qui possèdent un rhinarium, fente allant du milieu des narines jusqu’au milieu de la lèvre supérieure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how philtrum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le bourgeon frontal est ainsi à l’origine du développement de l’auvent nasal, de la columelle et du philtrum de la lèvre supérieure (unité labio-columellaire).
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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.