adiabatique

\a.dja.ba.tik\

/\a.dja.ba.tik\/ adj

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The verdict

“adiabatique” is an uncommon French word, ranked #93,455 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#93,455
frequency rank, French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit d’une transformation d’un système thermodynamique qui se déroule sans aucun échange de chaleur avec l’extérieur, de sorte que l’énergie interne du système ne varie que par le travail échangé...

Key facts for adiabatique
PropertyValue
Headwordadiabatique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.dja.ba.tik\
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adiabatique” 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). adiabatique lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for adiabatique is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.dja.ba.tik\. Corpus data places it at rank #93,455 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.

No misspelling variants are generated for adiabatique in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is adiabatique, spelled A-D-I-A-B-A-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit d’une transformation d’un système thermodynamique qui se déroule sans aucun échange de chaleur avec l’extérieur, de sorte que l’énergie interne du système ne varie que par le travail échangé avec l’extérieur.
  2. 2
    Se dit d’un matériau ou de la frontière d’un système empêchant tout transfert de chaleur avec l’extérieur, que ce soit par conduction, convection ou rayonnement.

Synonyms

adiathermaneatherme

This word in other languages

adiabatic(English)adiabático(Español)adiabatisch(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 "adiabatique"?
"adiabatique" is spelled A-D-I-A-B-A-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.dja.ba.tik\.
What does "adiabatique" mean?
As an adjective, "adiabatique" means: Se dit d’une transformation d’un système thermodynamique qui se déroule sans aucun échange de chaleur avec l’extérieur, de sorte que l’énergie interne du système ne varie que par le travail échangé...
How do you pronounce "adiabatique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adiabatique" is \a.dja.ba.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adiabatique" come from?
"adiabatique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “adiabatique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-D-I-A-B-A-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.dja.ba.tik\ (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