granulaire

\ɡʁa.ny.lɛʁ\

/\ɡʁa.ny.lɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“granulaire” is uncommon French (frequency #92,800 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,800
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se compose de, qui apparait sous forme de petits grains.

Corpus desk

Index FR-granulaire · granulaire · French

granulaire · rank #92,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,800
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Granjon

Nearest frequency peer: Granjon (-1 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 « granulaire »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « granulaire » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for granulaire
PropertyValue
Headwordgranulaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁa.ny.lɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « granulaire » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.granulairetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Granjon » (#92,799), « GRD » (#92,801), « griffure » (#92,802). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « granulaire » est au #92,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

granulaire is uncommon French at frequency #92,800 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʁa.ny.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for granulaire, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is granulaire, spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se compose de, qui apparait sous forme de petits grains.
  2. 2
    Qui se compose de petits éléments.
  3. 3
    Qui est formé de granulats.
  4. 4
    Qui se comporte comme un tas de grains (comme un tas de sable).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how granulaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le rayonnement fossile est visible sur cette image sous la forme de structures granulaires rougeâtres, principalement visibles au haut et en bas de l'image, où l'émission de notre Galaxie est très faible.
  2. Les valeurs limites de lixiviation fixées ci-dessous s'appliquent aux déchets granulaires admissibles dans les décharges pour déchets dangereux; […].

This word in other languages

granular(English)granular(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "granulaire"?
"granulaire" is spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.ny.lɛʁ\.
What does "granulaire" mean?
As an adjective, "granulaire" means: Qui se compose de, qui apparait sous forme de petits grains.
How do you pronounce "granulaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "granulaire" is \ɡʁa.ny.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "granulaire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "granulaire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grandiront#92,797hawaïennes#92,818galvanisés#92,769humanities#92,836

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list