absolute

\apz̥oˈluːtə\

/\apz̥oˈluːtə\/ adj

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The verdict

“absolute” is uncommon French (frequency #55,708 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,708
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de absolut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-absolute · absolute · French

absolute · rank #55,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,708
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abuja

Nearest frequency peer: Abuja (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « absolute »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « absolute » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absolute
PropertyValue
Headwordabsolute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\apz̥oˈluːtə\
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « absolute » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).absolutetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Abuja » (#55,709), « abbesses » (#55,706), « Acad » (#55,711). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « absolute » est au #55,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

absolute is uncommon French at frequency #55,708 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \apz̥oˈluːtə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for absolute, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is absolute, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de absolut.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de absolut.
  4. 4
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de absolut.
  5. 5
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
  6. 6
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
  7. 7
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de absolut.
  8. 8
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
  9. 9
    Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de absolut.

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 "absolute"?
"absolute" is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \apz̥oˈluːtə\.
What does "absolute" mean?
As an adjective, "absolute" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de absolut.
How do you pronounce "absolute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absolute" is \apz̥oˈluːtə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absolute" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "absolute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abbesses#55,706acoustic#55,715admettra#55,719écorcher#55,693

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list