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 September 3, 2026) - Omoplate ; os large, mince et triangulaire, qui forme la partie postérieure de l’épaule et auquel s’articule l’os du bras.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scapula · scapula · French
scapula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | scapula |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ska.pu.la\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scapula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les fractures de la scapula, rares, relèvent le plus souvent d’un mécanisme violent par choc direct et touchent volontiers les adultes jeunes et sportifs.
Note : La scapula est le nom officiel de l’omoplate.
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.