glutamate
\ɡly.ta.mat\
The verdict
“glutamate” is uncommon French (frequency #71,550 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,550
- frequency rank, French
- 2,617
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acide aminé de chaîne latérale (-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻), base conjuguée de l’acide glutamique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glutamate · glutamate · French
glutamate · rank #71,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,550
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,617
- PHOTO-FINISH Ghardaïa
Nearest frequency peer: Ghardaïa (-2 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « glutamate »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- gentes
gentes
28,454 corpus weight
- Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa
28,453 corpus weight
- glutamate
glutamate
28,451 corpus weight
- goret
goret
28,448 corpus weight
- Gothic
Gothic
28,447 corpus weight
- Gouy
Gouy
28,446 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « glutamate » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glutamate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡly.ta.mat\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « glutamate » en français
Rare enough to double-check
glutamate is uncommon French at frequency #71,550 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡly.ta.mat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acide aminé de chaîne latérale (-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻), base conjuguée de l’acide glutamique.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for glutamate, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is glutamate, spelled G-L-U-T-A-M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Acide aminé de chaîne latérale (-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻), base conjuguée de l’acide glutamique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how glutamate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les glutamates (E620 à E625). Présents naturellement dans le parmesan et le roquefort, sous forme d'additifs dans la cuisine asiatique et de nombreux plats industriels comme les sauces déshydratées, les soupes, le surimi, les miettes de thon à la tomate... Réputés provoquer maux de tête, nausées, effets neurologiques, ils dérégleraient le phénomène de sat…
Il découvre la présence de glutamate, ou acide glutamique, dans les algues kombu. C’est donc le glutamate, naturellement présent dans de nombreux aliments, qui est à l’origine de la saveur umami.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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