crash test

\kʁaʃ tɛst\

/\kʁaʃ tɛst\/ noun

The verdict

“crash test” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Essai de choc d’une automobile à des fins de mesure de la sécurité à une vitesse donnée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-crash-test · crash test · French

crash test · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 crash test
PropertyValue
Headwordcrash test
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁaʃ tɛst\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « crash test » en français

crash testreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

crash test is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁaʃ tɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crash test, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crash test, spelled C-R-A-S-H- -T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Essai de choc d’une automobile à des fins de mesure de la sécurité à une vitesse donnée.
  2. 2
    Test important dans un autre domaine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La première voiture électrique produite en série de BMW Group obtient 5 étoiles pour la protection des occupants y compris des enfants au crash test Euro NCAP.
  2. Ça va être un gros crash test pour l’UEFA, prévient Latta.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crash test"?
"crash test" is spelled C-R-A-S-H- -T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁaʃ tɛst\.
What does "crash test" mean?
As a noun, "crash test" means: Essai de choc d’une automobile à des fins de mesure de la sécurité à une vitesse donnée.
How do you pronounce "crash test"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crash test" is \kʁaʃ tɛst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crash test" come from?
"crash test" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list