exothermique
\ɛɡ.zɔ.tɛʁ.mik\
The verdict
“exothermique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui dégage de la chaleur.
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Index FR-exothermique · exothermique · French
exothermique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exothermique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛɡ.zɔ.tɛʁ.mik\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
exothermique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɡ.zɔ.tɛʁ.mik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui dégage de la chaleur.".
exothermique has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is exothermique, spelled E-X-O-T-H-E-R-M-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui dégage de la chaleur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exothermique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le soufre, le sélénium, le tellure, le phosphore, l’arsenic se combinent très facilement au potassium avec grand dégagement de chaleur et parfois de lumière en donnant des composés fortement exothermiques ; (...)
Or la condensation des gouttelettes libère de la chaleur, car il s’agit d’un changement de phase exothermique (c’est le processus inverse de l’évaporation : lorsqu’on porte un vêtement mouillé en plein été, l’évaporation refroidit celui-ci).
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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.