scapula
\ska.pu.la\
The verdict
“scapula” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Omoplate ; os large, mince et triangulaire, qui forme la partie postérieure de l’épaule et auquel s’articule l’os du bras.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scapula |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ska.pu.la\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “scapula” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
scapula is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ska.pu.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Omoplate ; os large, mince et triangulaire, qui forme la partie postérieure de l’épaule et auquel s’articule l’os du bras.".
No misspelling variants are generated for scapula in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is scapula, spelled S-C-A-P-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Omoplate ; os large, mince et triangulaire, qui forme la partie postérieure de l’épaule et auquel s’articule l’os du bras.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “scapula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-C-A-P-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ska.pu.la\ (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.