phlébotomie
\fle.bɔ.tɔ.mi\
The verdict
“phlébotomie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Saignée, art de saigner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phlebotomie · phlébotomie · French
phlébotomie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | phlébotomie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fle.bɔ.tɔ.mi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
phlébotomie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fle.bɔ.tɔ.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for phlébotomie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is phlébotomie, spelled P-H-L-É-B-O-T-O-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Saignée, art de saigner.
- 2Prélèvement sanguin, prise de sang.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how phlébotomie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je voudrais qu'on saignât les prêtres une fois par mois. Oui, madame Lefrançois, tous les mois, une large phlébotomie, dans l'intérêt de la police et des mœurs !
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.