gaz carbonique

\ɡaz kaʁ.bɔ.nik\

/\ɡaz kaʁ.bɔ.nik\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ou Dioxyde de carbone.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gaz-carbonique · gaz carbonique · French

gaz carbonique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 gaz carbonique
PropertyValue
Headwordgaz carbonique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡaz kaʁ.bɔ.nik\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gaz carbonique” sits in French frequency

gaz carbonique 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

gaz carbonique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡaz kaʁ.bɔ.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Dioxyde de carbone.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gaz carbonique in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gaz carbonique, spelled G-A-Z- -C-A-R-B-O-N-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ou Dioxyde de carbone.

Synonyms

anhydride carboniqueCO₂dioxyde de carbone

This word in other languages

carbon dioxide(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gaz carbonique"?
"gaz carbonique" is spelled G-A-Z- -C-A-R-B-O-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡaz kaʁ.bɔ.nik\.
What does "gaz carbonique" mean?
As a noun, "gaz carbonique" means: ou Dioxyde de carbone.
How do you pronounce "gaz carbonique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaz carbonique" is \ɡaz kaʁ.bɔ.nik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaz carbonique" 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