isolateur
\i.zɔ.la.tœʁ\
The verdict
“isolateur” 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) - Qui isole.
Corpus desk
Index FR-isolateur · isolateur · French
isolateur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | isolateur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.zɔ.la.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « isolateur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
isolateur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.zɔ.la.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for isolateur, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is isolateur, spelled I-S-O-L-A-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Qui isole.
- 2Qui sert à isoler, à protéger du contact de tout corps conducteur de la chaleur, de l’électricité ou du son.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how isolateur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Écran isolateur.
Coquille isolatrice.
Synonyms
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.