capacitance
\ka.pa.si.tɑ̃s\
The verdict
“capacitance” 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 September 3, 2026) - Capacité électrique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-capacitance · capacitance · French
capacitance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capacitance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.pa.si.tɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
capacitance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.pa.si.tɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capacité électrique.".
capacitance has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is capacitance, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Capacité électrique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how capacitance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La différence de potentiel entre deux plaques ayant une capacitance de 100 microfarads est de 200 volts.
Synonyms
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.