proximal
\pʁɔk.si.mal\
The verdict
“proximal” is uncommon French (frequency #96,269 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,269
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.
Corpus desk
Index FR-proximal · proximal · French
proximal · rank #96,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,269
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH proverbial
Nearest frequency peer: proverbial (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « proximal »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- prononçaient
prononçaient
3,735 corpus weight
- propulsées
propulsées
3,734 corpus weight
- proverbial
proverbial
3,733 corpus weight
- proximal
proximal
3,732 corpus weight
- précommander
précommander
3,730 corpus weight
- préfacier
préfacier
3,729 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « proximal » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « proximal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
proximal is uncommon French at frequency #96,269 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁɔk.si.mal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how proximal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par exemple, en espagnol, démonstratif proximal : toma esto = prends ceci (qui est près de moi)
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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