hémisphérique
\e.mis.fe.ʁik\
The verdict
“hémisphérique” is uncommon French (frequency #69,910 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,910
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la forme d’un hémisphère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hemispherique · hémisphérique · French
hémisphérique · rank #69,910 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,910
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH identifiait
Nearest frequency peer: identifiait (+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 « hémisphérique »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- hormonales
hormonales
30,095 corpus weight
- huppe
huppe
30,093 corpus weight
- hémisphériq…
hémisphérique
30,091 corpus weight
- identifiait
identifiait
30,090 corpus weight
- ido
ido
30,089 corpus weight
- ids
ids
30,088 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hémisphérique » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hémisphérique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.mis.fe.ʁik\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #69,910 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hémisphérique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hémisphérique is uncommon French at frequency #69,910 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.mis.fe.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hémisphérique in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hémisphérique, spelled H-É-M-I-S-P-H-É-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a la forme d’un hémisphère.
- 2Relatif aux hémisphères cérébraux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hémisphérique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les aliments détaillés en menus morceaux sont sautés très rapidement avec très peu de matière grasse dans un récipient hémisphérique placé sur un brûleur très puissant.
L'œuvre est imprimée à Genève : à quelques lieues de là, sur les rives du même lac, les notables de Vevey siègent sous un miroir hémisphérique, une merveille qui nous est conservée et qui suscite la rêverie.
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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