factoriel
\fak.tɔ.ʁjɛl\
The verdict
“factoriel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à un facteur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-factoriel · factoriel · French
factoriel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | factoriel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fak.tɔ.ʁjɛl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « factoriel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
factoriel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fak.tɔ.ʁjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à un facteur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for factoriel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is factoriel, spelled F-A-C-T-O-R-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Relatif à un facteur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how factoriel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
un nombre premier factoriel est un nombre qui est égal à une factorielle plus 1 ou moins 1 et qui est aussi un nombre premier.
Tout élément d’un anneau factoriel se décompose en un produit d’un élément inversible et d’éléments irréductibles.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.