symphyse
French, noun/sɛ̃.fiz/
symphyse is spelled S-Y-M-P-H-Y-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Symphyse is a French feminine noun meaning “symphysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Type d’articulation cartilagineuse dans laquelle deux surfaces osseuses (recouvertes de cartilage hyalin)…”.
What does symphyse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesymphysis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Type d’articulation cartilagineuse dans laquelle deux surfaces osseuses (recouvertes de cartilage hyalin) sont unies par un disque, un coussinet ou une lame de fibrocartilage. 2. Adhérence ou accolement anormal de deux feuillets d’une membrane séreuse ou de surfaces muqueuses normalement distinctes et glissantes.
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 symphyse
- symphyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce symphyse?
- /sɛ̃.fiz/
- \sɛ̃.fiz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is symphyse in French?
symphyse appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).