tumeur maligne

\ty.mœʁ ma.liɲ\

/\ty.mœʁ ma.liɲ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tumeur caractérisée par une prolifération anormale de cellules.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tumeur-maligne · tumeur maligne · French

tumeur maligne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for tumeur maligne
PropertyValue
Headwordtumeur maligne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ty.mœʁ ma.liɲ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tumeur maligne » en français

tumeur malignen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tumeur maligne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ty.mœʁ ma.liɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tumeur caractérisée par une prolifération anormale de cellules.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tumeur maligne, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tumeur maligne, spelled T-U-M-E-U-R- -M-A-L-I-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tumeur caractérisée par une prolifération anormale de cellules.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tumeur maligne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le but de l’imagerie est de différencier une tumeur maligne d’autres tumeurs qui ne nécessitent pas de traitement chirugical.

Antonyms

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 "tumeur maligne"?
"tumeur maligne" is spelled T-U-M-E-U-R- -M-A-L-I-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ty.mœʁ ma.liɲ\.
What does "tumeur maligne" mean?
As a noun, "tumeur maligne" means: Tumeur caractérisée par une prolifération anormale de cellules.
How do you pronounce "tumeur maligne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tumeur maligne" is \ty.mœʁ ma.liɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list