magnétomètre

\ma.ɲe.tɔ.mɛtʁ\

/\ma.ɲe.tɔ.mɛtʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de mesure employé dans les observations ou expériences magnétiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-magnetometre · magnétomètre · French

magnétomètre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 magnétomètre
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnétomètre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ɲe.tɔ.mɛtʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « magnétomètre » en français

magnétomètrereste 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

magnétomètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ɲe.tɔ.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de mesure employé dans les observations ou expériences magnétiques.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for magnétomètre, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is magnétomètre, spelled M-A-G-N-É-T-O-M-È-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de mesure employé dans les observations ou expériences magnétiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il comprit et approuva immédiatement et se lança avec un enthousiasme incroyable dans la réalisation de ce qui devait se révéler pendant plusieurs années le meilleur magnétomètre à champ terrestre existant.

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 "magnétomètre"?
"magnétomètre" is spelled M-A-G-N-É-T-O-M-È-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ɲe.tɔ.mɛtʁ\.
What does "magnétomètre" mean?
As a noun, "magnétomètre" means: Instrument de mesure employé dans les observations ou expériences magnétiques.
How do you pronounce "magnétomètre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magnétomètre" is \ma.ɲe.tɔ.mɛtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magnétomètre" come from?
"magnétomètre" 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