matériau de construction

\ma.te.ʁjo də kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\

/\ma.te.ʁjo də kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Matériau utilisé dans la construction et les travaux publics et dont l’assemblage forme des ouvrages.

Key facts for matériau de construction
PropertyValue
Headwordmatériau de construction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.te.ʁjo də kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “matériau de construction” sits in French frequency

matériau de construction 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

matériau de construction is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.te.ʁjo də kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Matériau utilisé dans la construction et les travaux publics et dont l’assemblage forme des ouvrages.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for matériau de construction, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is matériau de construction, spelled M-A-T-É-R-I-A-U- -D-E- -C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Matériau utilisé dans la construction et les travaux publics et dont l’assemblage forme des ouvrages.

This word in other languages

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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 "matériau de construction"?
"matériau de construction" is spelled M-A-T-É-R-I-A-U- -D-E- -C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.te.ʁjo də kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "matériau de construction" mean?
As a noun, "matériau de construction" means: Matériau utilisé dans la construction et les travaux publics et dont l’assemblage forme des ouvrages.
How do you pronounce "matériau de construction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matériau de construction" is \ma.te.ʁjo də kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matériau de construction" come from?
"matériau de construction" 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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Using “matériau de construction”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-T-É-R-I-A-U- -D-E- -C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.te.ʁjo də kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\ (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