isochrone
\i.zɔ.kʁɔn\
The verdict
“isochrone” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit des mouvements qui se font en temps égaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-isochrone · isochrone · French
isochrone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | isochrone |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.zɔ.kʁɔn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
isochrone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.zɔ.kʁɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
isochrone doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is isochrone, spelled I-S-O-C-H-R-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Se dit des mouvements qui se font en temps égaux.
- 2Caractérise des oscillations ou un mouvement ondulatoire dont la période reste constante quelle que soit l’amplitude.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how isochrone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais où rencontrer des cœurs assez parfaitement isochrones, passez-moi cette expression scientifique, pour arriver à cette union céleste ?
Seigneur le Christ est nu jetez jetez sur lui La robe sans couture éteignez les ardeurs Au puits vont se noyer tant de tintement d’heures Quand isochrones choient des gouttes d’eau de pluie
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.