fermentation lactique
\fɛʁ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ lak.tik\
The verdict
“fermentation lactique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mode de production d’énergie anaérobie qui se produit dans les cellules bactériennes sans nécessiter de dioxygène. C’est une transformation du glucose qui induit une formation d’acide lactique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fermentation lactique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛʁ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ lak.tik\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fermentation lactique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fermentation lactique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛʁ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ lak.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mode de production d’énergie anaérobie qui se produit dans les cellules bactériennes sans nécessiter de dioxygène. C’est une transformation du glucose qui induit une formation d’acide lactique.".
fermentation lactique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fermentation lactique, spelled F-E-R-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N- -L-A-C-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Mode de production d’énergie anaérobie qui se produit dans les cellules bactériennes sans nécessiter de dioxygène. C’est une transformation du glucose qui induit une formation d’acide lactique.
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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.
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- The one correct French spelling is F-E-R-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N- -L-A-C-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛʁ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ lak.tik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.