cortex
French, noun\kɔʁ.tɛks\
cortex is a French masculine noun meaning “cortex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Couche superficielle ou périphérique d’un tissu organique”.
What does cortex mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecortex
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Couche superficielle ou périphérique d’un tissu organique. 2. Cortex cérébral. 3. Cylindre cortical.
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.
How do you pronounce cortex?
- \kɔʁ.tɛks\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cortex
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cortex in French?
cortex appears 2.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).