atomiser
\a.tɔ.mi.ze\
The verdict
“atomiser” is uncommon French (frequency #78,141 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,141
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diviser un corps en particules très fines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-atomiser · atomiser · French
atomiser · rank #78,141 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,141
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH atchoum
Nearest frequency peer: atchoum (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « atomiser »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- ASIC
ASIC
21,863 corpus weight
- aspirons
aspirons
21,862 corpus weight
- atchoum
atchoum
21,861 corpus weight
- atomiser
atomiser
21,860 corpus weight
- atteindrez
atteindrez
21,859 corpus weight
- atterris
atterris
21,858 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « atomiser » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atomiser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.tɔ.mi.ze\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,141 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « atomiser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
atomiser is uncommon French at frequency #78,141 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \a.tɔ.mi.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
atomiser has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is atomiser, spelled A-T-O-M-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Diviser un corps en particules très fines.
- 2Détruire avec une arme atomique.
- 3En parlant d’un groupe ou d’une société, en disperser les éléments ou en détruire la cohésion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how atomiser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La mondialisation atomise le tissu social en France.
La société moderne tend à nous atomiser, à privilégier l’individu, à délégitimer les appartenances communautaires.
This word in other languages
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.
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