radiographier
\ʁa.djɔ.ɡʁa.fje\
The verdict
“radiographier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Photographier par les rayons X.
Corpus desk
Index FR-radiographier · radiographier · French
radiographier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | radiographier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁa.djɔ.ɡʁa.fje\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « radiographier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
radiographier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁa.djɔ.ɡʁa.fje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for radiographier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is radiographier, spelled R-A-D-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Photographier par les rayons X.
- 2Étudier en profondeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how radiographier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais l’opérateur, lui, absorbe les rayons égarés — et ils sont nombreux — tout le jour et tous les jours ; il n’a encore que des moyens bien infidèles de protection : on lui a fait des lunettes, des gants, de grands tabliers où le plomb entre en plus ou moins grande quantité et arrête les rayons au passage, souvent, des fissures se produisent, ou, ces acc…
Elle veut me radiographier, me coronarographier, m’échographier, m’urographier, me cystographier, me fibroscopier, me cartographier (ha, ha !)…
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.