courant fort

\ku.ʁɑ̃ fɔʁ\

/\ku.ʁɑ̃ fɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“courant fort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Applications de l’électricité ayant pour but la fourniture d’énergie, par opposition aux courants faibles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-courant-fort · courant fort · French

courant fort · 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.

Key facts for courant fort
PropertyValue
Headwordcourant fort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.ʁɑ̃ fɔʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « courant fort » en français

courant fortn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

courant fort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.ʁɑ̃ fɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Applications de l’électricité ayant pour but la fourniture d’énergie, par opposition aux courants faibles.".

No misspelling variants are generated for courant fort in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is courant fort, spelled C-O-U-R-A-N-T- -F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Applications de l’électricité ayant pour but la fourniture d’énergie, par opposition aux courants faibles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how courant fort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le principe du multiplexage dans le logement ou le bureau est de séparer le circuit en courant faible (12 volts) des commandes par Bus, du circuit en courant fort (230 volts) des actions nécessitant la puissance.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "courant fort"?
"courant fort" is spelled C-O-U-R-A-N-T- -F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ʁɑ̃ fɔʁ\.
What does "courant fort" mean?
As a noun, "courant fort" means: Applications de l’électricité ayant pour but la fourniture d’énergie, par opposition aux courants faibles.
How do you pronounce "courant fort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "courant fort" is \ku.ʁɑ̃ fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "courant fort" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list