masse volumique

\mas vɔ.ly.mik\

/\mas vɔ.ly.mik\/ noun

The verdict

“masse volumique” 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) - Grandeur physique définie par la masse d’un matériau par unité de volume. L’unité SI en est le kilogramme par mètre cube (kg/m³) mais on utilise couramment le gramme par centimètre cube (g/cm³). La...

Key facts for masse volumique
PropertyValue
Headwordmasse volumique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mas vɔ.ly.mik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “masse volumique” sits in French frequency

masse volumique 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

masse volumique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mas vɔ.ly.mik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grandeur physique définie par la masse d’un matériau par unité de volume. L’unité SI en est le kilogramme par mètre cube (kg/m³) mais on utilise couramment le gramme par centimètre cube (g/cm³). La...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for masse volumique, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is masse volumique, spelled M-A-S-S-E- -V-O-L-U-M-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grandeur physique définie par la masse d’un matériau par unité de volume. L’unité SI en est le kilogramme par mètre cube (kg/m³) mais on utilise couramment le gramme par centimètre cube (g/cm³). La densité relative d’un liquide ou d’un solide est presque égale à la masse volumique mesurée en g/cm³, parce que l’eau a une masse volumique presque égale à 1 g/cm³.

Synonyms

densité absoluedensité propremasse spécifique

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 "masse volumique"?
"masse volumique" is spelled M-A-S-S-E- -V-O-L-U-M-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mas vɔ.ly.mik\.
What does "masse volumique" mean?
As a noun, "masse volumique" means: Grandeur physique définie par la masse d’un matériau par unité de volume. L’unité SI en est le kilogramme par mètre cube (kg/m³) mais on utilise couramment le gramme par centimètre cube (g/cm³). La...
How do you pronounce "masse volumique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "masse volumique" is \mas vɔ.ly.mik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "masse volumique" come from?
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Using “masse volumique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-S-S-E- -V-O-L-U-M-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mas vɔ.ly.mik\ (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