frigolite
\fʁi.ɡɔ.lit\
The verdict
“frigolite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Mousse blanche et compacte, constituée de polystyrène expansé, utilisée le plus souvent comme isolant thermique et comme emballage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frigolite · frigolite · French
frigolite · 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 | frigolite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁi.ɡɔ.lit\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « frigolite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
frigolite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁi.ɡɔ.lit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mousse blanche et compacte, constituée de polystyrène expansé, utilisée le plus souvent comme isolant thermique et comme emballage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for frigolite in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is frigolite, spelled F-R-I-G-O-L-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Mousse blanche et compacte, constituée de polystyrène expansé, utilisée le plus souvent comme isolant thermique et comme emballage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frigolite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je fais partie d’une génération née juste avant l’invention de la frigolite.
Mon regard a recommencé à errer vers le faux plafond, j’ai visualisé le méandre de la Seine à hauteur de Boulogne, les îles, le boulevard périphérique, tandis que ces trois noms, Farman-héliport-Balard, des noms à prise rapide eux aussi, résonnaient dans mes tempes, réimposant ce quartier où vivait Olive Formose, son appartement où j’étais venue passer tr…
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.