cardinalité
\kaʁ.di.na.li.te\
The verdict
“cardinalité” 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 May 6, 2026) - Propriété des ensembles, y compris infinis, qui généralise la notion de nombre d’éléments applicable aux ensembles finis : deux ensembles ont la même cardinalité (ou le même cardinal) s’ils sont en...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cardinalité |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁ.di.na.li.te\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cardinalité” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cardinalité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.di.na.li.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cardinalité in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cardinalité, spelled C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L-I-T-É.
Definition
- 1Propriété des ensembles, y compris infinis, qui généralise la notion de nombre d’éléments applicable aux ensembles finis : deux ensembles ont la même cardinalité (ou le même cardinal) s’ils sont en bijection.
- 2Dans la modélisation d’une base de données, description d’une relation entre des entités.
- 3Fonctions relatives au statut de cardinal.
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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.
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Using “cardinalité”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kaʁ.di.na.li.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.