prothèse dentaire
\pʁɔ.tɛz dɑ̃.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“prothèse dentaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prothèse fixe ou amovible remplaçant les dents absentes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prothèse dentaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.tɛz dɑ̃.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prothèse dentaire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prothèse dentaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.tɛz dɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prothèse fixe ou amovible remplaçant les dents absentes.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prothèse dentaire in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is prothèse dentaire, spelled P-R-O-T-H-È-S-E- -D-E-N-T-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1prothèse fixe ou amovible remplaçant les dents absentes.
This word in other languages
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 “prothèse dentaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-T-H-È-S-E- -D-E-N-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.