alginate
\al.ʒi.nat\
The verdict
“alginate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sel de l’acide alginique, utilisé notamment dans la dentisterie et l’industrie des colles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alginate · alginate · French
alginate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alginate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.ʒi.nat\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alginate » en français
Rare enough to double-check
alginate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.ʒi.nat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sel de l’acide alginique, utilisé notamment dans la dentisterie et l’industrie des colles.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for alginate in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is alginate, spelled A-L-G-I-N-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sel de l’acide alginique, utilisé notamment dans la dentisterie et l’industrie des colles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alginate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi, l’alginate en excès revient vers l’avant et non pas vers la gorge lors de l’enfoncement final.
On propose deux formulations contenant des mono et diglycérides, additionnés pour l'une d’alginate de sodium, de carragénate, de gomme guar et de pyrophosphate de sodium et pour l'autre de carboxyméthyl cellulose, de carragénate et de gomme guar.
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.