kilomètre par heure

\ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ pa.ʁ‿œʁ\

/\ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ pa.ʁ‿œʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unité de mesure de vitesse, égale à 1000/3600 du mètre par seconde, utilisée principalement pour la vitesse de véhicule. Le symbole : km/h.

Key facts for kilomètre par heure
PropertyValue
Headwordkilomètre par heure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ pa.ʁ‿œʁ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kilomètre par heure” sits in French frequency

kilomètre par heure falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kilomètre par heure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ pa.ʁ‿œʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité de mesure de vitesse, égale à 1000/3600 du mètre par seconde, utilisée principalement pour la vitesse de véhicule. Le symbole : km/h.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kilomètre par heure, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is kilomètre par heure, spelled K-I-L-O-M-È-T-R-E- -P-A-R- -H-E-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de mesure de vitesse, égale à 1000/3600 du mètre par seconde, utilisée principalement pour la vitesse de véhicule. Le symbole : km/h.

Synonyms

kilomètre à l’heurekilomètre-heure

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 "kilomètre par heure"?
"kilomètre par heure" is spelled K-I-L-O-M-È-T-R-E- -P-A-R- -H-E-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ pa.ʁ‿œʁ\.
What does "kilomètre par heure" mean?
As a noun, "kilomètre par heure" means: Unité de mesure de vitesse, égale à 1000/3600 du mètre par seconde, utilisée principalement pour la vitesse de véhicule. Le symbole : km/h.
How do you pronounce "kilomètre par heure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kilomètre par heure" is \ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ pa.ʁ‿œʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kilomètre par heure" come from?
"kilomètre par heure" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “kilomètre par heure”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is K-I-L-O-M-È-T-R-E- -P-A-R- -H-E-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ pa.ʁ‿œʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list