champ de gravité

\ʃɑ̃ də ɡʁa.vi.te\

/\ʃɑ̃ də ɡʁa.vi.te\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Champ gravitationnel.

Key facts for champ de gravité
PropertyValue
Headwordchamp de gravité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃ də ɡʁa.vi.te\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “champ de gravité” sits in French frequency

champ de gravité 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

champ de gravité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃ də ɡʁa.vi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Champ gravitationnel.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for champ de gravité in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is champ de gravité, spelled C-H-A-M-P- -D-E- -G-R-A-V-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Champ gravitationnel.

Synonyms

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 "champ de gravité"?
"champ de gravité" is spelled C-H-A-M-P- -D-E- -G-R-A-V-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃ də ɡʁa.vi.te\.
What does "champ de gravité" mean?
As a noun, "champ de gravité" means: Champ gravitationnel.
How do you pronounce "champ de gravité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champ de gravité" is \ʃɑ̃ də ɡʁa.vi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champ de gravité" come from?
"champ de gravité" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “champ de gravité”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-M-P- -D-E- -G-R-A-V-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ̃ də ɡʁa.vi.te\ (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