granulométrie
\ɡʁa.ny.lo.me.tʁi\
The verdict
“granulométrie” is uncommon French (frequency #64,485 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,485
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mesure des dimensions et détermination de la forme des particules et des grains.
| 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) |
Where “granulométrie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
granulométrie is uncommon French at frequency #64,485 among 194,371 “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.
Synonyms
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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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Using “granulométrie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-N-U-L-O-M-É-T-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.