fission nucléaire

\fi.sjɔ̃ ny.kle.ɛʁ\

/\fi.sjɔ̃ ny.kle.ɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“fission nucléaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Processus où un noyau atomique lourd est divisé en plusieurs noyaux atomiques légers et des neutrons. Cette réaction est utilisée pour la bombe A.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fission-nucleaire · fission nucléaire · French

fission nucléaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for fission nucléaire
PropertyValue
Headwordfission nucléaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.sjɔ̃ ny.kle.ɛʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fission nucléaire” sits in French frequency

fission 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.

Rare enough to double-check

fission nucléaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fi.sjɔ̃ ny.kle.ɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Processus où un noyau atomique lourd est divisé en plusieurs noyaux atomiques légers et des neutrons. Cette réaction est utilisée pour la bombe A.".

No misspelling variants are generated for fission nucléaire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fission nucléaire, spelled F-I-S-S-I-O-N- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Processus où un noyau atomique lourd est divisé en plusieurs noyaux atomiques légers et des neutrons. Cette réaction est utilisée pour la bombe A.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fission nucléaire"?
"fission nucléaire" is spelled F-I-S-S-I-O-N- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.sjɔ̃ ny.kle.ɛʁ\.
What does "fission nucléaire" mean?
As a noun, "fission nucléaire" means: Processus où un noyau atomique lourd est divisé en plusieurs noyaux atomiques légers et des neutrons. Cette réaction est utilisée pour la bombe A.
How do you pronounce "fission nucléaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fission nucléaire" is \fi.sjɔ̃ ny.kle.ɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fission nucléaire" come from?
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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