étalonner

\e.ta.lɔ.ne\

/\e.ta.lɔ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“étalonner” is uncommon French (frequency #95,494 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,494
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comparer un poids, une mesure à un étalon, ou régler un appareil de mesure de façon à rendre ses résultats conformes à ceux d’un étalon.

Key facts for étalonner
PropertyValue
Headwordétalonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.ta.lɔ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “étalonner” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). étalonner lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

étalonner is uncommon French at frequency #95,494 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \e.ta.lɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for étalonner, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is étalonner, spelled É-T-A-L-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comparer un poids, une mesure à un étalon, ou régler un appareil de mesure de façon à rendre ses résultats conformes à ceux d’un étalon.
  2. 2
    Marquer d’une empreinte un poids, une mesure, après avoir vérifié sa conformité avec un étalon.
  3. 3
    Servir d’étalon, de reproducteur en parlant d’un cheval. ^([1])
  4. 4
    Régler les couleurs d'un équipement (moniteur, téléviseur, etc.)
  5. 5
    Ajuster la colorimétrie d'une œuvre audiovisuelle, lors de la phase de post-production.

Synonyms

calibrercertifiersaillir

This word in other languages

calibrate(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "étalonner"?
"étalonner" is spelled É-T-A-L-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ta.lɔ.ne\.
What does "étalonner" mean?
As a verb, "étalonner" means: Comparer un poids, une mesure à un étalon, ou régler un appareil de mesure de façon à rendre ses résultats conformes à ceux d’un étalon.
How do you pronounce "étalonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étalonner" is \e.ta.lɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étalonner" come from?
"étalonner" 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 “étalonner”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-T-A-L-O-N-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ta.lɔ.ne\ (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

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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