placenta
French, noun\pla.sɛ̃.ta\
placenta is spelled P-L-A-C-E-N-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,160th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Placenta is a French masculine noun meaning “placenta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Organe charnu et spongieux qui est à l’extrémité du cordon ombilical, et par lequel le fœtus s’attache à…”.
What does placenta mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplacenta
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organe charnu et spongieux qui est à l’extrémité du cordon ombilical, et par lequel le fœtus s’attache à l’utérus et reçoit les nutriments que lui fournit le corps de sa mère, formé par le chorion du fœtus et la décidue de l'utérus maternel. 2. Partie interne de l’ovaire à laquelle sont attachés les ovules.
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 placenta
- placentas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce placenta?
- \pla.sɛ̃.ta\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to placenta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is placenta in French?
placenta appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).