proprioception
\pʁɔ.pʁi.jɔ.sɛp.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“proprioception” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perception des sensations issues du corps qui renseignent sur l’attitude, les mouvements, l’équilibre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-proprioception · proprioception · French
proprioception · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | proprioception |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.pʁi.jɔ.sɛp.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « proprioception » en français
Rare enough to double-check
proprioception is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.pʁi.jɔ.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perception des sensations issues du corps qui renseignent sur l’attitude, les mouvements, l’équilibre.".
Zero misspellings are on record for proprioception in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is proprioception, spelled P-R-O-P-R-I-O-C-E-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Perception des sensations issues du corps qui renseignent sur l’attitude, les mouvements, l’équilibre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how proprioception appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La rééducation par la proprioception utilise les stimulations les plus proches possibles du réel pour déclencher des mouvements inutilisés, et les renforcer.
Porter des compensées peut rendre le pied plat et entraîner une perte de musculature. La hauteur des semelles fait perdre deux tiers des points de contact avec le sol et donc une grande part de la proprioception (perception de la position du corps dans l’espace).
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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.