canon électrique

\ka.nɔ̃ e.lɛk.tʁik\

/\ka.nɔ̃ e.lɛk.tʁik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arme à projectile accéléré par une force électromagnétique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-canon-electrique · canon électrique · French

canon électrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 canon électrique
PropertyValue
Headwordcanon électrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.nɔ̃ e.lɛk.tʁik\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « canon électrique » en français

canon électriquesiège 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

canon électrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.nɔ̃ e.lɛk.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arme à projectile accéléré par une force électromagnétique.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for canon électrique, 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is canon électrique, spelled C-A-N-O-N- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arme à projectile accéléré par une force électromagnétique.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canon électrique"?
"canon électrique" is spelled C-A-N-O-N- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.nɔ̃ e.lɛk.tʁik\.
What does "canon électrique" mean?
As a noun, "canon électrique" means: Arme à projectile accéléré par une force électromagnétique.
How do you pronounce "canon électrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canon électrique" is \ka.nɔ̃ e.lɛk.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canon électrique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list