famille nucléaire

\fa.mij ny.kle.ɛʁ\

/\fa.mij ny.kle.ɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“famille nucléaire” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Famille constituée de deux parents (traditionnellement un père et une mère) et de leurs enfants.

Key facts for famille nucléaire
PropertyValue
Headwordfamille nucléaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fa.mij ny.kle.ɛʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “famille nucléaire” sits in French frequency

famille nucléaire 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for famille nucléaire is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fa.mij ny.kle.ɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Famille constituée de deux parents (traditionnellement un père et une mère) et de leurs enfants.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for famille nucléaire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is famille nucléaire, spelled F-A-M-I-L-L-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Famille constituée de deux parents (traditionnellement un père et une mère) et de leurs enfants.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "famille nucléaire"?
"famille nucléaire" is spelled F-A-M-I-L-L-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fa.mij ny.kle.ɛʁ\.
What does "famille nucléaire" mean?
As a noun, "famille nucléaire" means: Famille constituée de deux parents (traditionnellement un père et une mère) et de leurs enfants.
How do you pronounce "famille nucléaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "famille nucléaire" is \fa.mij ny.kle.ɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "famille nucléaire" come from?
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Using “famille nucléaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-M-I-L-L-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fa.mij ny.kle.ɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list