caraméliser
\ka.ʁa.me.li.ze\
The verdict
“caraméliser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Transformer du sucre en caramel sous l'action de la chaleur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-carameliser · caraméliser · French
caraméliser · 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 | caraméliser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.ʁa.me.li.ze\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
caraméliser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.ʁa.me.li.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
caraméliser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is caraméliser, spelled C-A-R-A-M-É-L-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Transformer du sucre en caramel sous l'action de la chaleur.
- 2Mélanger avec du caramel.
- 3Enduire de caramel.
- 4Se transformer en caramel, ou prendre une couleur caramel du fait de la caramélisation.
- 5Se transformer en caramel.
- 6Casser, briser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caraméliser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La cuisson au four doit légèrement caraméliser la partie supérieure des quartiers de pomme.
Les vers exécrables 'caramélisaient, cloquaient, se boursouflaient avant de s’embraser soudain, avec un pétillement illusoire.
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.