canal de communication

\ka.nal də kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\ka.nal də kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“canal de communication” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Voie, support ou dispositif par lequel circule une information entre un émetteur et un récepteur (ex. parole, courrier, radio, réseau numérique).

Key facts for canal de communication
PropertyValue
Headwordcanal de communication
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.nal də kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “canal de communication” sits in French frequency

canal de communication 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for canal de communication is 22 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.nal də kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for canal de communication in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is canal de communication, spelled C-A-N-A-L- -D-E- -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voie, support ou dispositif par lequel circule une information entre un émetteur et un récepteur (ex. parole, courrier, radio, réseau numérique).
  2. 2
    Chemin logique (souvent bidirectionnel) permettant l’échange de données entre deux entités logicielles ou matérielles (processus, machines), via un protocole ou une interface.

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 "canal de communication"?
"canal de communication" is spelled C-A-N-A-L- -D-E- -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.nal də kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "canal de communication" mean?
As a noun, "canal de communication" means: Voie, support ou dispositif par lequel circule une information entre un émetteur et un récepteur (ex. parole, courrier, radio, réseau numérique).
How do you pronounce "canal de communication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canal de communication" is \ka.nal də kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “canal de communication”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-N-A-L- -D-E- -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.nal də kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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