apolaire
\a.pɔ.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“apolaire” 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 May 6, 2026) - Qui n’a pas de pôle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apolaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.pɔ.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apolaire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
apolaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.pɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for apolaire, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 apolaire, spelled A-P-O-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’a pas de pôle.
- 2Se dit d'une molécule dont les atomes ont tous une électronégativité nulle (i.e. dans le cas de liaisons non-polaires) ou, si leur électronégativité est différente de zéro, dont les barycentres (ou centres électriquement neutres des charges partielles positives et négatives) se confondent (i.e. si ses dipôles intramoléculaires s'annulent).
- 3Se dit d'une situation internationale dans laquelle aucun pays ou aucune alliance de pays ne dispose du poids nécessaire pour constituer un pôle dominant de pouvoir et de décision, à l'échelle planétaire.
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.
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Using “apolaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-P-O-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.pɔ.lɛʁ\ (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.