sommeil paradoxal
\sɔ.mɛj pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal\
The verdict
“sommeil paradoxal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dernier stade d’un cycle du sommeil durant lequel se produisent les rêves.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sommeil-paradoxal · sommeil paradoxal · French
sommeil paradoxal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | sommeil paradoxal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔ.mɛj pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sommeil paradoxal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sommeil paradoxal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔ.mɛj pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dernier stade d’un cycle du sommeil durant lequel se produisent les rêves.".
No misspelling variants are generated for sommeil paradoxal in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sommeil paradoxal, spelled S-O-M-M-E-I-L- -P-A-R-A-D-O-X-A-L.
Definition
- 1Dernier stade d’un cycle du sommeil durant lequel se produisent les rêves.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sommeil paradoxal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’enregistrement vidéo infrarouge dans le laboratoire durant son sommeil paradoxal le montre en train de se disputer […]
Comme l'explique le quotidien barcelonais La Vanguardia, être footballeur pro prédispose à souffrir de troubles du sommeil paradoxal qui, par la suite, peuvent évoluer vers la démence.
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.