complémenter
\kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃.te\
The verdict
“complémenter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apporter un complément (en particulier un complément alimentaire) à.
Corpus desk
Index FR-complementer · complémenter · French
complémenter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | complémenter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
complémenter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apporter un complément (en particulier un complément alimentaire) à.".
Zero misspellings are on record for complémenter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is complémenter, spelled C-O-M-P-L-É-M-E-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Apporter un complément (en particulier un complément alimentaire) à.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how complémenter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faut donc complémenter les rations par des composés minéraux et vitaminiques (CMV).
L'une des façons de démontrer la fonction biologique de ces gènes est de complémenter une mutation de la fonction étudiée chez la Levure.
Synonyms
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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.