éthylotest
\e.ti.lɔ.tɛst\
The verdict
“éthylotest” is uncommon French (frequency #89,336 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,336
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil de mesure de l’alcoolémie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ethylotest · éthylotest · French
éthylotest · rank #89,336 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,336
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH équarrissage
Nearest frequency peer: équarrissage (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « éthylotest »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- émergera
émergera
10,670 corpus weight
- émettaient
émettaient
10,669 corpus weight
- épicurienne
épicurienne
10,667 corpus weight
- équarrissage
équarrissage
10,666 corpus weight
- éthylotest
éthylotest
10,665 corpus weight
- étira
étira
10,664 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « éthylotest » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | éthylotest |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ti.lɔ.tɛst\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,336 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « éthylotest » en français
Rare enough to double-check
éthylotest is uncommon French at frequency #89,336 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ti.lɔ.tɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for éthylotest in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is éthylotest, spelled É-T-H-Y-L-O-T-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Appareil de mesure de l’alcoolémie.
- 2Action d’appréciation de l’alcoolémie au moyen d’un appareil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how éthylotest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait : voilà les trois énergumènes soufflant dans le ballon. Le policier ramassa les éthylotests, comme s'il ramassait les copies après un contrôle.
Depuis le début de l’année 2012 où a été introduite l’obligation de posséder dans chaque véhicule un éthylotest (non périmé), les protestations véhémentes de nombreux automobilistes ne semblaient pas avoir ému le gouvernement qui persistait dans sa décision.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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