proximal
\pʁɔk.si.mal\
The verdict
“proximal” is an uncommon French word, ranked #96,269 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #96,269
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est le plus près du corps, du centre d’un organe, de l’origine d'une structure ou du point d'attache d'un membre au tronc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proximal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁɔk.si.mal\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #96,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “proximal” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for proximal is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔk.si.mal\. Corpus data places it at rank #96,269 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for proximal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is proximal, spelled P-R-O-X-I-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui est le plus près du corps, du centre d’un organe, de l’origine d'une structure ou du point d'attache d'un membre au tronc.
- 2Qui est le plus près de la personne qui parle.
- 3Qui est le plus près d'un lieu.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-X-I-M-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɔk.si.mal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.