rendez-vous médical

\ʁɑ̃.de.vu me.di.kal\

/\ʁɑ̃.de.vu me.di.kal\/ noun

The verdict

“rendez-vous médical” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Moment fixé à l’avance pour une consultation médicale ou un acte médical, entre un patient et un professionnel de santé.

Key facts for rendez-vous médical
PropertyValue
Headwordrendez-vous médical
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.de.vu me.di.kal\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rendez-vous médical” sits in French frequency

rendez-vous médical falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rendez-vous médical is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.de.vu me.di.kal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moment fixé à l’avance pour une consultation médicale ou un acte médical, entre un patient et un professionnel de santé.".

Zero misspellings are on record for rendez-vous médical in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rendez-vous médical, spelled R-E-N-D-E-Z---V-O-U-S- -M-É-D-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moment fixé à l’avance pour une consultation médicale ou un acte médical, entre un patient et un professionnel de santé.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rendez-vous médical"?
"rendez-vous médical" is spelled R-E-N-D-E-Z---V-O-U-S- -M-É-D-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.de.vu me.di.kal\.
What does "rendez-vous médical" mean?
As a noun, "rendez-vous médical" means: Moment fixé à l’avance pour une consultation médicale ou un acte médical, entre un patient et un professionnel de santé.
How do you pronounce "rendez-vous médical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rendez-vous médical" is \ʁɑ̃.de.vu me.di.kal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rendez-vous médical" come from?
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Using “rendez-vous médical”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-N-D-E-Z---V-O-U-S- -M-É-D-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɑ̃.de.vu me.di.kal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list