climax
\kli.maks\
The verdict
“climax” is an uncommon French word, ranked #53,208 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #53,208
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Point culminant d’une énumération progressive, d’une gradation ascendante ou descendante.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | climax |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kli.maks\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,208 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “climax” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for climax is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kli.maks\. Corpus data places it at rank #53,208 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for climax, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is climax, spelled C-L-I-M-A-X.
Definition
- 1Point culminant d’une énumération progressive, d’une gradation ascendante ou descendante.
- 2État final d’une succession de végétations au même endroit, dans le temps, et l’état le plus stable dans les conditions de sol et de climat existantes.
- 3Temps final particulièrement surprenant d’un tour de prestidigitation.
- 4Trait où deux parties vont à la tierce en montant ou en descendant diatoniquement.
- 5Trait de chant qui est répété plusieurs fois de suite à chaque fois un ton plus haut.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “climax”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-I-M-A-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kli.maks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.