point médian
\pwɛ̃ me.djɑ̃\
The verdict
“point médian” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Signe typographique semblable au point mais placé au-dessus de la ligne de base et représenté par ·.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | point médian |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ me.djɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “point médian” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
point médian is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ me.djɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for point médian in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is point médian, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -M-É-D-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Signe typographique semblable au point mais placé au-dessus de la ligne de base et représenté par ·.
- 2Signe de ponctuation archaïque de l’alphabet grec et de l’alphabet copte placé à la mi-hauteur des lettres (⸳), indiquant une pause mais plus bas que le point haut à la hauteur de lettre (· ou ·).
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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.
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Using “point médian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -M-É-D-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pwɛ̃ me.djɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.