poliomyélite
French, noun\pɔ.ljo.mje.lit\
poliomyélite is spelled P-O-L-I-O-M-Y-É-L-I-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 49,558th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poliomyélite is a French feminine noun meaning “poliomyelitis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Maladie infectieuse aigüe qui s’attaque à la substance grise de la moelle épinière”.
What does poliomyélite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepoliomyelitis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maladie infectieuse aigüe qui s’attaque à la substance grise de la moelle épinière. 2. Personne souffrant de cette maladie.
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 poliomyélite
- poliomyélites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poliomyélite?
- \pɔ.ljo.mje.lit\
- [pɔ.ljo.mje.lit]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poliomyélite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poliomyélite in French?
poliomyélite appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).