aliquote

\a.li.kɔt\

/\a.li.kɔt\/ adj

The verdict

“aliquote” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est contenu un nombre entier de fois dans un tout.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aliquote · aliquote · French

aliquote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for aliquote
PropertyValue
Headwordaliquote
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.li.kɔt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aliquote » en français

aliquotereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aliquote is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.li.kɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aliquote, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 aliquote, spelled A-L-I-Q-U-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est contenu un nombre entier de fois dans un tout.
  2. 2
    Se dit des harmoniques d’un son principal que produisent une corde, un corps mis en vibration.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aliquote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Parties aliquotes. Trois est une partie aliquote de douze. Le pouce était une partie aliquote du pied.
  2. Quand les angles d’incidence et de réfraction sont petits, les sinus sont à peu près proportionnels aux angles. On peut donc dire alors qu’entre des limites d’inclinaison peu étendues, l’angle de réfraction est une certaine portion aliquote de l’angle d’incidence.

Antonyms

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 "aliquote"?
"aliquote" is spelled A-L-I-Q-U-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.li.kɔt\.
What does "aliquote" mean?
As an adjective, "aliquote" means: Qui est contenu un nombre entier de fois dans un tout.
How do you pronounce "aliquote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aliquote" is \a.li.kɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aliquote" come from?
"aliquote" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list