borate
\bɔ.ʁat\
The verdict
“borate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sel formé par un acide borique combiné avec une base.
Corpus desk
Index FR-borate · borate · French
borate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | borate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ.ʁat\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « borate » en français
Rare enough to double-check
borate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.ʁat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for borate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is borate, spelled B-O-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sel formé par un acide borique combiné avec une base.
- 2L'ion borate est BO₃³⁻.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how borate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les carbonates, borates et silicates alcalins à chaud dissolvent le grès.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.