granulométrie
\ɡʁa.ny.lo.me.tʁi\
The verdict
“granulométrie” is uncommon French (frequency #64,485 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,485
- frequency rank, French
- 2,617
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mesure des dimensions et détermination de la forme des particules et des grains.
Corpus desk
Index FR-granulometrie · granulométrie · French
granulométrie · rank #64,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,485
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,617
- PHOTO-FINISH graduate
Nearest frequency peer: graduate (-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 « granulométrie »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- gordien
gordien
35,521 corpus weight
- graduate
graduate
35,517 corpus weight
- granulométr…
granulométrie
35,516 corpus weight
- graz
graz
35,515 corpus weight
- grumes
grumes
35,513 corpus weight
- gua
gua
35,511 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « granulométrie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | granulométrie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁa.ny.lo.me.tʁi\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #64,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « granulométrie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
granulométrie is uncommon French at frequency #64,485 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.ny.lo.me.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
granulométrie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is granulométrie, spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-O-M-É-T-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Mesure des dimensions et détermination de la forme des particules et des grains.
- 2Méthode de classement des granulats et produits pulvérulents selon la proportion des grains de différentes grosseurs qui les composent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how granulométrie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'essai de granulométrie utilisant le vidéogranulomètre (XP P 18-580) peut se substituer à l'analyse granulométrique par tamisage.
"En France, ce que l’on appelle la grave possède généralement une granulométrie de 0-40, c’est-à-dire contenant des éléments dont la grosseur varie de 0 à 40 millimètres."
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).