ductilité
\dyk.ti.li.te\
The verdict
“ductilité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propriété qu’a un corps d’être ductile, c’est-à-dire de se déformer sans casser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ductilite · ductilité · French
ductilité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | ductilité |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dyk.ti.li.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ductilité » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ductilité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dyk.ti.li.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ductilité in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ductilité, spelled D-U-C-T-I-L-I-T-É.
Definition
- 1Propriété qu’a un corps d’être ductile, c’est-à-dire de se déformer sans casser.
- 2Souplesse, malléabilité dans le caractère d'un individu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ductilité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La ductilité de l’or, du verre.
Aveuglé par une sorte de délire, il ne s’aperçut même pas de l’incroyable ductilité de la Peau de chagrin, qui, devenue souple comme un gant, se roula sous ses doigts frénétiques.
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.