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 September 3, 2026) - Signe typographique semblable au point mais placé au-dessus de la ligne de base et représenté par ·.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-median · point médian · French
point médian · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | point médian |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ me.djɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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 ·).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how point médian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le point médian sert aussi de diacritique dans l’orthographe actuelle du catalan.
Un seul sujet, dans les batailles actuelles, les rassemble sans l’ombre d’une hésitation : le point médian. Hommes ou femmes, conservateurs ou progressistes, ils rejettent énergiquement cette nouvelle graphie selon laquelle, dans un groupe comprenant des mots masculins et féminins, les genres sont emboîtés (exemple : des instituteur·trice·s).
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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.