densifier
\dɑ̃.si.fje\
The verdict
“densifier” is uncommon French (frequency #59,937 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,937
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre plus dense (quelque chose).
Corpus desk
Index FR-densifier · densifier · French
densifier · rank #59,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,937
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH denton
Nearest frequency peer: denton (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « densifier »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- DCRI
DCRI
40,068 corpus weight
- debit
debit
40,067 corpus weight
- dede
dede
40,066 corpus weight
- densifier
densifier
40,064 corpus weight
- denton
denton
40,063 corpus weight
- descriptives
descriptives
40,061 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « densifier » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | densifier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃.si.fje\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #59,937 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « densifier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
densifier is uncommon French at frequency #59,937 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \dɑ̃.si.fje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for densifier in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is densifier, spelled D-E-N-S-I-F-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre plus dense (quelque chose).
- 2Devenir plus dense.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how densifier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’animalerie fait de l’abattage animal. Elle densifie la production au point que l’animal n’existe plus vraiment comme sujet unique et devient un élément d’une série industrielle.
De Clichy au Pré-Saint-Gervais, les nuages s’étaient brusquement densifiés.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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