kilomètre carré
\ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ ka.ʁe\
The verdict
“kilomètre carré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unité dérivée du Système international (SI), représentant la surface occupée par un carré d’un kilomètre de côté, valant 10⁶ mètres carrés, dont le symbole est km².
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kilomètre carré |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ ka.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kilomètre carré” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kilomètre carré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ ka.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité dérivée du Système international (SI), représentant la surface occupée par un carré d’un kilomètre de côté, valant 10⁶ mètres carrés, dont le symbole est km².".
No generated misspelling entries exist for kilomètre carré in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kilomètre carré, spelled K-I-L-O-M-È-T-R-E- -C-A-R-R-É.
Definition
- 1Unité dérivée du Système international (SI), représentant la surface occupée par un carré d’un kilomètre de côté, valant 10⁶ mètres carrés, dont le symbole est km².
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Using “kilomètre carré”
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- The one correct French spelling is K-I-L-O-M-È-T-R-E- -C-A-R-R-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ ka.ʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.