convexité
\kɔ̃.vɛk.si.te\
The verdict
“convexité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nature, état de ce qui est convexe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-convexite · convexité · French
convexité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | convexité |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.vɛk.si.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « convexité » en français
Rare enough to double-check
convexité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.vɛk.si.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nature, état de ce qui est convexe.".
convexité has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is convexité, spelled C-O-N-V-E-X-I-T-É.
Definition
- 1Nature, état de ce qui est convexe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how convexité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le côté opposé, situé à l’aval de la convexité du deuxième tournant, sera, au contraire, dans des eaux relativement tranquilles ; la figure fait voir qu'il est disposé en pente douce et couvert d’arène calcaire non roulée.
ll est utile de préciser que plus à l’ouest, deux autres alignements de hauts-fonds tournent leur convexité dans la même direction.
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.