catalyser
\ka.ta.li.ze\
The verdict
“catalyser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modifier la vitesse d’une réaction chimique à l’aide d’un catalyseur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-catalyser · catalyser · French
catalyser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | catalyser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.ta.li.ze\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
catalyser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.ta.li.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for catalyser, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 catalyser, spelled C-A-T-A-L-Y-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Modifier la vitesse d’une réaction chimique à l’aide d’un catalyseur.
- 2Déclencher, susciter une réaction, une émotion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how catalyser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le fer (Fe) est l’un des composants essentiels du processus cellulaire et physiologique. Cependant, sa faible solubilité et sa capacité à catalyser la formation d’oxydants toxiques sont des problèmes majeurs pour son utilisation.
Et c’est vrai que je catalysais sa colère, j’augmentais son énervement si je tremblais quand il élevait la voix.
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.