centrale nucléaire
\sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centrale nucléaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.tʁal ny.kle.ɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centrale nucléaire” sits in French frequency
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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
- 1Installation industrielle produisant de l’énergie électrique ou thermique à partir d’un ou plusieurs réacteurs nucléaires.
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- 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.
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