activité partielle

\ak.ti.vi.te paʁ.sjɛl\

/\ak.ti.vi.te paʁ.sjɛl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Réduction temporaire du temps de travail et de la rémunération qui s’applique à tout ou partie du personnel d’une même entreprise.

Key facts for activité partielle
PropertyValue
Headwordactivité partielle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ak.ti.vi.te paʁ.sjɛl\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “activité partielle” sits in French frequency

activité partielle falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

activité partielle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ak.ti.vi.te paʁ.sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réduction temporaire du temps de travail et de la rémunération qui s’applique à tout ou partie du personnel d’une même entreprise.".

Zero misspellings are on record for activité partielle in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is activité partielle, spelled A-C-T-I-V-I-T-É- -P-A-R-T-I-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réduction temporaire du temps de travail et de la rémunération qui s’applique à tout ou partie du personnel d’une même entreprise.

Synonyms

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 "activité partielle"?
"activité partielle" is spelled A-C-T-I-V-I-T-É- -P-A-R-T-I-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ak.ti.vi.te paʁ.sjɛl\.
What does "activité partielle" mean?
As a noun, "activité partielle" means: Réduction temporaire du temps de travail et de la rémunération qui s’applique à tout ou partie du personnel d’une même entreprise.
How do you pronounce "activité partielle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "activité partielle" is \ak.ti.vi.te paʁ.sjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "activité partielle" come from?
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Using “activité partielle”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-T-I-V-I-T-É- -P-A-R-T-I-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ak.ti.vi.te paʁ.sjɛl\ (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