sagittal

\sa.ʒi.tal\

/\sa.ʒi.tal\/ adj

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The verdict

“sagittal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a la forme d’une flèche.

Key facts for sagittal
PropertyValue
Headwordsagittal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sa.ʒi.tal\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sagittal” sits in French frequency

sagittal 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

sagittal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sa.ʒi.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sagittal, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sagittal, spelled S-A-G-I-T-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a la forme d’une flèche.
  2. 2
    Qualifie les sutures du crâne qui sépare les deux pariétaux.
  3. 3
    Indique l’orientation d’une coupe ou de vues dans les schémas et images en médecine ou en biologie humaine à partir de la position de Poirier, c’est-à-dire lorsque le patient est debout face à l’observateur. Le plan de coupe traverse le sujet verticalement dans le sens antéro-postérieur, comme le ferait une flèche tirée par l’observateur.

This word in other languages

sagittal(English)

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 "sagittal"?
"sagittal" is spelled S-A-G-I-T-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.ʒi.tal\.
What does "sagittal" mean?
As an adjective, "sagittal" means: Qui a la forme d’une flèche.
How do you pronounce "sagittal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sagittal" is \sa.ʒi.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sagittal" come from?
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Using “sagittal”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-G-I-T-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.ʒi.tal\ (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