changement climatique

\ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃ kli.ma.tik\

/\ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃ kli.ma.tik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modification persistante du climat à l’échelle mondiale, attribuée principalement aux activités humaines (émissions de gaz à effet de serre, déforestation, industrialisation).

Corpus desk

Index FR-changement-climatique · changement climatique · French

changement climatique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for changement climatique
PropertyValue
Headwordchangement climatique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃ kli.ma.tik\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « changement climatique » en français

changement climatiquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

changement climatique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃ kli.ma.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for changement climatique, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 changement climatique, spelled C-H-A-N-G-E-M-E-N-T- -C-L-I-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modification persistante du climat à l’échelle mondiale, attribuée principalement aux activités humaines (émissions de gaz à effet de serre, déforestation, industrialisation).
  2. 2
    Modification du climat à long terme due à des facteurs géologiques ou astronomiques (activité solaire, volcanisme, cycles orbitaux, etc.).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how changement climatique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quant aux grandes manifestations dues au changement climatique et autres bouleversements déjà à l’œuvre, nous en pressentons également les effets dévastateurs.
  2. Découvrir les dessous du changement climatique et ceux de la raréfaction à venir des combustibles fossiles ne laisse jamais indifférent.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "changement climatique"?
"changement climatique" is spelled C-H-A-N-G-E-M-E-N-T- -C-L-I-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃ kli.ma.tik\.
What does "changement climatique" mean?
As a noun, "changement climatique" means: Modification persistante du climat à l’échelle mondiale, attribuée principalement aux activités humaines (émissions de gaz à effet de serre, déforestation, industrialisation).
How do you pronounce "changement climatique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "changement climatique" is \ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃ kli.ma.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list