chiffre de sonde

\ʃi.fʁə də sɔ̃d\

/\ʃi.fʁə də sɔ̃d\/ noun

The verdict

“chiffre de sonde” 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 September 3, 2026) - Nombre figurant sur la carte, indiquant la valeur de la sonde, positive ou négative, d’un point ou d’une courbe de niveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chiffre-de-sonde · chiffre de sonde · French

chiffre de sonde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 chiffre de sonde
PropertyValue
Headwordchiffre de sonde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃi.fʁə də sɔ̃d\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chiffre de sonde » en français

chiffre de sondereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chiffre de sonde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃi.fʁə də sɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre figurant sur la carte, indiquant la valeur de la sonde, positive ou négative, d’un point ou d’une courbe de niveau.".

chiffre de sonde has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chiffre de sonde, spelled C-H-I-F-F-R-E- -D-E- -S-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre figurant sur la carte, indiquant la valeur de la sonde, positive ou négative, d’un point ou d’une courbe de niveau.

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 "chiffre de sonde"?
"chiffre de sonde" is spelled C-H-I-F-F-R-E- -D-E- -S-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃi.fʁə də sɔ̃d\.
What does "chiffre de sonde" mean?
As a noun, "chiffre de sonde" means: Nombre figurant sur la carte, indiquant la valeur de la sonde, positive ou négative, d’un point ou d’une courbe de niveau.
How do you pronounce "chiffre de sonde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiffre de sonde" is \ʃi.fʁə də sɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiffre de sonde" come from?
"chiffre de sonde" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list