calorimètre
\ka.lɔ.ʁi.mɛtʁ\
The verdict
“calorimètre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil destiné à mesurer la chaleur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calorimètre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.lɔ.ʁi.mɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calorimètre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
calorimètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.lɔ.ʁi.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil destiné à mesurer la chaleur.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for calorimètre in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 calorimètre, spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-M-È-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Appareil destiné à mesurer la chaleur.
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.
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Using “calorimètre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-L-O-R-I-M-È-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.lɔ.ʁi.mɛtʁ\ (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.