ergomètre

\ɛʁ.ɡɔ.mɛtʁ\

/\ɛʁ.ɡɔ.mɛtʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“ergomètre” 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 May 6, 2026) - Appareil qui mesure le travail musculaire fourni lors d’un exercice physique particulier.

Key facts for ergomètre
PropertyValue
Headwordergomètre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛʁ.ɡɔ.mɛtʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ergomètre” sits in French frequency

ergomètre 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

ergomètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.ɡɔ.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil qui mesure le travail musculaire fourni lors d’un exercice physique particulier.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ergomètre in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ergomètre, spelled E-R-G-O-M-È-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil qui mesure le travail musculaire fourni lors d’un exercice physique particulier.

This word in other languages

ergometer(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 "ergomètre"?
"ergomètre" is spelled E-R-G-O-M-È-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛʁ.ɡɔ.mɛtʁ\.
What does "ergomètre" mean?
As a noun, "ergomètre" means: Appareil qui mesure le travail musculaire fourni lors d’un exercice physique particulier.
How do you pronounce "ergomètre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergomètre" is \ɛʁ.ɡɔ.mɛtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergomètre" come from?
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Using “ergomètre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-R-G-O-M-È-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛʁ.ɡɔ.mɛtʁ\ (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