saphène
French, noun\sa.fɛn\
saphène is spelled S-A-P-H-È-N-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saphène is a French feminine noun meaning “saphenous vein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Veine de la jambe que l’on aperçoit sous la peau, près de chaque malléole et qui rassemble le sang des veines…”.
What does saphène mean in English?
adjective
- 1
saphenous
noun
- 1
femininesaphenous vein
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Veine de la jambe que l’on aperçoit sous la peau, près de chaque malléole et qui rassemble le sang des veines superficielles des membres inférieurs.
adjective: 1. Qualifie ces veines.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of saphène
- saphènes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saphène?
- \sa.fɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saphène
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saphène in French?
saphène appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).