chlorate
\klɔ.ʁat\
The verdict
“chlorate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom générique des sels résultant de la combinaison de l’acide chlorique avec une base quelconque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chlorate · chlorate · French
chlorate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chlorate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klɔ.ʁat\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
chlorate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klɔ.ʁat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom générique des sels résultant de la combinaison de l’acide chlorique avec une base quelconque.".
Zero misspellings are on record for chlorate in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chlorate, spelled C-H-L-O-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nom générique des sels résultant de la combinaison de l’acide chlorique avec une base quelconque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chlorate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mg entre dans la composition d’alliages d'aluminium. En photographie, il sert dans les lampes « flash », et, en mélange avec des agents oxydants tels que le chlorate de potassium, comme « poudre flash » à cause de la lumière intense et vive qu'il émet en brûlant.
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.