état solide

\e.ta so.lid\

/\e.ta so.lid\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État de la matière où une substance se trouve sous forme solide : dense, avec un volume et une forme propres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-etat-solide · état solide · French

état solide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 solide
PropertyValue
Headwordétat solide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ta so.lid\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “état solide” sits in French frequency

état solide 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

état solide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ta so.lid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État de la matière où une substance se trouve sous forme solide : dense, avec un volume et une forme propres.".

état solide doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is état solide, spelled É-T-A-T- -S-O-L-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État de la matière où une substance se trouve sous forme solide : dense, avec un volume et une forme propres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how état solide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La fusion est le changement d’état correspondant au passage de l’état solide à l’état liquide.

Antonyms

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "état solide"?
"état solide" is spelled É-T-A-T- -S-O-L-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ta so.lid\.
What does "état solide" mean?
As a noun, "état solide" means: État de la matière où une substance se trouve sous forme solide : dense, avec un volume et une forme propres.
How do you pronounce "état solide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "état solide" is \e.ta so.lid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "état solide" come from?
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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