sténose
French, noun\ste.nɔ.ze\
sténose is spelled S-T-É-N-O-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 59,168th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sténose is a French feminine noun meaning “stenosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étrécissement anormal d’une structure anatomique”.
What does sténose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestenosis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Atteint de sténose.
noun: 1. Étrécissement anormal d’une structure anatomique.
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 sténose
- sténoses plural
- sténosés plural masculine
- sténosée singular feminine
- sténosées plural feminine
- sthénose
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sténose?
- \ste.nɔ.ze\
- \ste.noz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sténose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sténose in French?
sténose appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).