impesanteur

\ɛ̃.pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ\

/\ɛ̃.pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“impesanteur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’un corps tel que l’ensemble des forces gravitationnelles et inertielles auxquelles il est soumis possède une résultante et un moment résultant nuls.

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Index FR-impesanteur · impesanteur · French

impesanteur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for impesanteur
PropertyValue
Headwordimpesanteur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « impesanteur » en français

impesanteurreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impesanteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État d’un corps tel que l’ensemble des forces gravitationnelles et inertielles auxquelles il est soumis possède une résultante et un moment résultant nuls.".

No misspelling variants are generated for impesanteur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is impesanteur, spelled I-M-P-E-S-A-N-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’un corps tel que l’ensemble des forces gravitationnelles et inertielles auxquelles il est soumis possède une résultante et un moment résultant nuls.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une folie qui consistait en un vol parabolique permettant de créer artificiellement les conditions de l’impesanteur.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impesanteur"?
"impesanteur" is spelled I-M-P-E-S-A-N-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ\.
What does "impesanteur" mean?
As a noun, "impesanteur" means: État d’un corps tel que l’ensemble des forces gravitationnelles et inertielles auxquelles il est soumis possède une résultante et un moment résultant nuls.
How do you pronounce "impesanteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impesanteur" is \ɛ̃.pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impesanteur" come from?
"impesanteur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list