crash test

\kʁaʃ tɛst\

/\kʁaʃ tɛst\/ noun

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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 May 6, 2026) - Essai de choc d’une automobile à des fins de mesure de la sécurité à une vitesse donnée.

Key facts for crash test
PropertyValue
Headwordcrash test
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁaʃ tɛst\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crash test” sits in French frequency

crash test falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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.

Synonyms

essai de choc

This word in other languages

crash test(English)

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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Using “crash test”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-A-S-H- -T-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁaʃ tɛst\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list