courant alternatif
\ku.ʁɑ̃ al.tɛʁ.na.tif\
The verdict
“courant alternatif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courant électrique caractérisé par un changement de sens.
Corpus desk
Index FR-courant-alternatif · courant alternatif · French
courant alternatif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | courant alternatif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku.ʁɑ̃ al.tɛʁ.na.tif\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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courant alternatif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.ʁɑ̃ al.tɛʁ.na.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
courant alternatif doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is courant alternatif, spelled C-O-U-R-A-N-T- -A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Courant électrique caractérisé par un changement de sens.
- 2Électricité domestique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how courant alternatif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un générateur hydroélectrique produit un courant alternatif à tension adaptée à sa puissance. Sur les petites productions, il peut s'agir du 220V monophasé mais plus souvent du triphasé 380 V.
C’est à Nikola Tesla que nous devons le courant alternatif, cette forme de transmission de l’électricité qui est utilisée partout pour faire fonctionner les multiples appareils qui nécessitent un branchement.
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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.