cataclysmique
\ka.ta.klis.mik\
The verdict
“cataclysmique” is uncommon French (frequency #82,774 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,774
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à un cataclysme géologique, météorologique, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cataclysmique · cataclysmique · French
cataclysmique · rank #82,774 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,774
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH catéchumènes
Nearest frequency peer: catéchumènes (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « cataclysmique »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- caribéens
caribéens
17,231 corpus weight
- casoni
casoni
17,229 corpus weight
- cataclysmiq…
cataclysmique
17,227 corpus weight
- catéchumènes
catéchumènes
17,226 corpus weight
- ceder
ceder
17,225 corpus weight
- ceinte
ceinte
17,224 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cataclysmique » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cataclysmique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ta.klis.mik\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #82,774 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cataclysmique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cataclysmique is uncommon French at frequency #82,774 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ta.klis.mik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cataclysmique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 cataclysmique, spelled C-A-T-A-C-L-Y-S-M-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif à un cataclysme géologique, météorologique, etc.
- 2De la nature d’un cataclysme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cataclysmique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Venise, menacée d’engloutissement, a réapparu au terme du récit, sauvée d’un ouragan cataclysmique qui voulait la rendre au chaos des origines.
La même idéologie affligée avec les mêmes fixettes cataclysmiques.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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