posthectomie
\pɔs.tɛk.tɔ.mi\
The verdict
“posthectomie” 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) - Ablation du prépuce réalisée pour des raisons médicales.
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Index FR-posthectomie · posthectomie · French
posthectomie · 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 | posthectomie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔs.tɛk.tɔ.mi\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
posthectomie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔs.tɛk.tɔ.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ablation du prépuce réalisée pour des raisons médicales.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for posthectomie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is posthectomie, spelled P-O-S-T-H-E-C-T-O-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Ablation du prépuce réalisée pour des raisons médicales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how posthectomie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La posthectomie ou circoncision peut être rarement à l’origine de complications mais les parents doivent néanmoins en être prévenue de rare cas de fistule urétrale nécessitant une ou plusieurs interventions chirurgicales de réparation, de sténose méatique ou rétro-méatique.
Synonyms
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.