crash test
\kʁaʃ tɛst\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crash test |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁaʃ tɛst\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Essai de choc d’une automobile à des fins de mesure de la sécurité à une vitesse donnée.
- 2Test important dans un autre domaine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crash test appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
Ça va être un gros crash test pour l’UEFA, prévient Latta.
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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.