fulminant
\fyl.mi.nɑ̃\
The verdict
“fulminant” 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) - Qui lance la foudre, qui est armé de la foudre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fulminant · fulminant · French
fulminant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | fulminant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fyl.mi.nɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fulminant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fyl.mi.nɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fulminant, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fulminant, spelled F-U-L-M-I-N-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui lance la foudre, qui est armé de la foudre.
- 2Certaines compositions qui détonent ou éclatent quand on les chauffe ou qu’on les comprime.
- 3Qui est chargé de menaces ou qui dénote une violente colère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fulminant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jupiter fulminant.
tout ce qui lui parut obscur devint clair comme le jour : c’était le diable qui avait fait avancer l’aiguille, qui avait mis des moustaches à son portrait, changé le crin de ses brosses en fil d’archal et rempli ses vessies de poudre fulminante.
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.