centrale nucléaire

\sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\

/\sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“centrale nucléaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Installation industrielle produisant de l’énergie électrique ou thermique à partir d’un ou plusieurs réacteurs nucléaires.

Key facts for centrale nucléaire
PropertyValue
Headwordcentrale nucléaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “centrale nucléaire” sits in French frequency

centrale nucléaire 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

centrale nucléaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Installation industrielle produisant de l’énergie électrique ou thermique à partir d’un ou plusieurs réacteurs nucléaires.".

No misspelling variants are generated for centrale nucléaire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is centrale nucléaire, spelled C-E-N-T-R-A-L-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Installation industrielle produisant de l’énergie électrique ou thermique à partir d’un ou plusieurs réacteurs nucléaires.

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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 "centrale nucléaire"?
"centrale nucléaire" is spelled C-E-N-T-R-A-L-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\.
What does "centrale nucléaire" mean?
As a noun, "centrale nucléaire" means: Installation industrielle produisant de l’énergie électrique ou thermique à partir d’un ou plusieurs réacteurs nucléaires.
How do you pronounce "centrale nucléaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centrale nucléaire" is \sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centrale nucléaire" come from?
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Using “centrale nucléaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-E-N-T-R-A-L-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\ (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