ventral

\vɑ̃.tʁal\

/\vɑ̃.tʁal\/ adj

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The verdict

“ventral” is an uncommon French word, ranked #61,972 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#61,972
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relatif au ventre.

Key facts for ventral
PropertyValue
Headwordventral
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɑ̃.tʁal\
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ventral” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ventral lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ventral is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɑ̃.tʁal\. Corpus data places it at rank #61,972 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ventral, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ventral, spelled V-E-N-T-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif au ventre.
  2. 2
    Placé sur le ventre.

Synonyms

abdominal

Antonyms

dorsal

This word in other languages

ventral(English)ventral(Español)ventral(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ventral"?
"ventral" is spelled V-E-N-T-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \vɑ̃.tʁal\.
What does "ventral" mean?
As an adjective, "ventral" means: Relatif au ventre.
How do you pronounce "ventral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ventral" is \vɑ̃.tʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ventral" come from?
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Using “ventral”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-N-T-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vɑ̃.tʁal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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