sphinctérien
French, adjective\sfɛ̃k.te.ʁjɛ̃\
sphinctérien is spelled S-P-H-I-N-C-T-É-R-I-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written French, the 291,657th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sphinctérien is a French adjective meaning “sphincteral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au sphincter”.
What does sphinctérien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sphincteral
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au sphincter.
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 sphinctérien
- sphinctérienne feminine
- sphinctériens masculine plural
- sphinctériennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sphinctérien?
- \sfɛ̃k.te.ʁjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sphinctérien in French?
sphinctérien appears about once in every 87 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).