scolex
\skɔ.lɛks\
The verdict
“scolex” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extrémité antérieure des cestodes (vers cestoïdes) munie de crochets ou de ventouses.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scolex · scolex · French
scolex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | scolex |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \skɔ.lɛks\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
scolex is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \skɔ.lɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Extrémité antérieure des cestodes (vers cestoïdes) munie de crochets ou de ventouses.".
No misspelling variants are generated for scolex in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is scolex, spelled S-C-O-L-E-X.
Definition
- 1Extrémité antérieure des cestodes (vers cestoïdes) munie de crochets ou de ventouses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scolex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le scolex du ver solitaire armé est dit « armé » car il possède un rostellum et quatre ventouses par opposition au ténia inerme.
Le scolex est l’organe essentiel du ver.
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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.