capacité électrique

\ka.pa.si.te e.lɛk.tʁik\

/\ka.pa.si.te e.lɛk.tʁik\/ noun

The verdict

“capacité 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
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propriété d’un conducteur ou d’une paire de conducteurs à contenir une certaine quantité de charge électrique pour un potentiel électrique donné, exprimée en farads (F).

Key facts for capacité électrique
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacité électrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.pa.si.te e.lɛk.tʁik\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “capacité électrique” sits in French frequency

capacité électrique 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.

Rare enough to double-check

capacité électrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.pa.si.te e.lɛk.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for capacité électrique, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 capacité électrique, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-É- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propriété d’un conducteur ou d’une paire de conducteurs à contenir une certaine quantité de charge électrique pour un potentiel électrique donné, exprimée en farads (F).
  2. 2
    Un conducteur ou une paire de conducteurs ayant une capacité électrique (1), comme les condensateurs.

Synonyms

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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 "capacité électrique"?
"capacité électrique" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-É- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pa.si.te e.lɛk.tʁik\.
What does "capacité électrique" mean?
As a noun, "capacité électrique" means: Propriété d’un conducteur ou d’une paire de conducteurs à contenir une certaine quantité de charge électrique pour un potentiel électrique donné, exprimée en farads (F).
How do you pronounce "capacité électrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capacité électrique" is \ka.pa.si.te e.lɛk.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capacité électrique" come from?
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Using “capacité électrique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-P-A-C-I-T-É- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.pa.si.te e.lɛk.tʁik\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list