calorimétrie

\ka.lɔ.ʁi.me.tʁi\

/\ka.lɔ.ʁi.me.tʁi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie de la physique et de la chimie qui a pour objet la mesure de la chaleur qui se produit dans certains phénomènes.

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Index FR-calorimetrie · calorimétrie · French

calorimétrie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 calorimétrie
PropertyValue
Headwordcalorimétrie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.lɔ.ʁi.me.tʁi\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « calorimétrie » en français

calorimétriesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

calorimétrie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.lɔ.ʁi.me.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie de la physique et de la chimie qui a pour objet la mesure de la chaleur qui se produit dans certains phénomènes.".

calorimétrie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is calorimétrie, spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-M-É-T-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de la physique et de la chimie qui a pour objet la mesure de la chaleur qui se produit dans certains phénomènes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how calorimétrie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Imaginons des étudiants qui font des expériences de calorimétrie pour mesurer la capacité thermique de l’eau.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calorimétrie"?
"calorimétrie" is spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-M-É-T-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.lɔ.ʁi.me.tʁi\.
What does "calorimétrie" mean?
As a noun, "calorimétrie" means: Partie de la physique et de la chimie qui a pour objet la mesure de la chaleur qui se produit dans certains phénomènes.
How do you pronounce "calorimétrie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calorimétrie" is \ka.lɔ.ʁi.me.tʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calorimétrie" come from?
"calorimétrie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list