absolute

Name: absolute, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\apz̥oˈluːtə\

/\apz̥oˈluːtə\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“absolute” is uncommon French (frequency #55,708 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,708
frequency rank, French: 424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de absolut.

Key facts for absolute
Property	Value
Headword	absolute
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\apz̥oˈluːtə\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#55,708
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “absolute” 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). absolute lands here:

#55,708

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

absolute is uncommon French at frequency #55,708 among 424,905 “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
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de absolut.
2
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
3
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de absolut.
4
Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de absolut.
5
Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
6
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
7
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de absolut.
8
Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de absolut.
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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Using “absolute”

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

The one correct French spelling is A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \apz̥oˈluːtə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.