état fondamental

\e.ta fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\

/\e.ta fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\/ noun

The verdict

“état fondamental” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’un noyau, d’un atome, ou d’une entité moléculaire, correspondant à son niveau d’énergie le plus bas.

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Index FR-etat-fondamental · état fondamental · French

état fondamental · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" 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.

Key facts for état fondamental
PropertyValue
Headwordétat fondamental
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ta fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « état fondamental » en français

état fondamentaln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

état fondamental is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ta fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for état fondamental in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 état fondamental, spelled É-T-A-T- -F-O-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’un noyau, d’un atome, ou d’une entité moléculaire, correspondant à son niveau d’énergie le plus bas.
  2. 2
    Désigne un accord dans lequel les notes, prises de bas en haut, forment un empilement de tierces. La note la plus grave est alors appelée « fondamentale ».
  3. 3
    Désigne un accord dont la note la plus grave, appelée « basse », est la fondamentale de l’accord (l’ordre des notes plus aiguës pouvant varier).

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "état fondamental"?
"état fondamental" is spelled É-T-A-T- -F-O-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ta fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\.
What does "état fondamental" mean?
As a noun, "état fondamental" means: État d’un noyau, d’un atome, ou d’une entité moléculaire, correspondant à son niveau d’énergie le plus bas.
How do you pronounce "état fondamental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "état fondamental" is \e.ta fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "état fondamental" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list