sternalgie

noun

The verdict

“sternalgie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angine de poitrine, ainsi appelée à cause de la douleur violente que le malade éprouve sous le sternum.

Key facts for sternalgie
PropertyValue
Headwordsternalgie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sternalgie” sits in French frequency

sternalgie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sternalgie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angine de poitrine, ainsi appelée à cause de la douleur violente que le malade éprouve sous le sternum.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sternalgie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sternalgie, spelled S-T-E-R-N-A-L-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angine de poitrine, ainsi appelée à cause de la douleur violente que le malade éprouve sous le sternum.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sternalgie"?
"sternalgie" is spelled S-T-E-R-N-A-L-G-I-E.
What does "sternalgie" mean?
As a noun, "sternalgie" means: Angine de poitrine, ainsi appelée à cause de la douleur violente que le malade éprouve sous le sternum.
What language does "sternalgie" come from?
"sternalgie" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sternalgie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-E-R-N-A-L-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list