boîte de vitesses automatique

\bwat də vi.tɛ.s‿o.tɔ.ma.tik\

/\bwat də vi.tɛ.s‿o.tɔ.ma.tik\/ noun

The verdict

“boîte de vitesses automatique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
29
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boîte de vitesses disposant d’un système autonome capable de déterminer le meilleur rapport de transmission en fonction de la pression exercée sur la pédale de l’accélérateur, de la vitesse de rota...

Corpus desk

Index FR-boite-de-vitesses-automa · boîte de vitesses automatique · French

boîte de vitesses automatique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 29 letters
  • VOW-14 14 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 boîte de vitesses automatique
PropertyValue
Headwordboîte de vitesses automatique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwat də vi.tɛ.s‿o.tɔ.ma.tik\
Letters29
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boîte de vitesses automatique” sits in French frequency

boîte de vitesses automatique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

boîte de vitesses automatique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwat də vi.tɛ.s‿o.tɔ.ma.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boîte de vitesses disposant d’un système autonome capable de déterminer le meilleur rapport de transmission en fonction de la pression exercée sur la pédale de l’accélérateur, de la vitesse de rota...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boîte de vitesses automatique, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is boîte de vitesses automatique, spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E-S- -A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boîte de vitesses disposant d’un système autonome capable de déterminer le meilleur rapport de transmission en fonction de la pression exercée sur la pédale de l’accélérateur, de la vitesse de rotation et du couple du moteur, de la vitesse du véhicule (et de nombreux autres paramètres sur les véhicules récents).

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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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boîte de vitesses automatique"?
"boîte de vitesses automatique" is spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E-S- -A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bwat də vi.tɛ.s‿o.tɔ.ma.tik\.
What does "boîte de vitesses automatique" mean?
As a noun, "boîte de vitesses automatique" means: Boîte de vitesses disposant d’un système autonome capable de déterminer le meilleur rapport de transmission en fonction de la pression exercée sur la pédale de l’accélérateur, de la vitesse de rota...
How do you pronounce "boîte de vitesses automatique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boîte de vitesses automatique" is \bwat də vi.tɛ.s‿o.tɔ.ma.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boîte de vitesses automatique" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list