métal lourd
\me.tal luʁ\
The verdict
“métal lourd” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément métallique caractérisé par une masse volumique supérieure à 5 g/cm³.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | métal lourd |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \me.tal luʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “métal lourd” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
métal lourd is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.tal luʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for métal lourd in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is métal lourd, spelled M-É-T-A-L- -L-O-U-R-D.
Definition
- 1Élément métallique caractérisé par une masse volumique supérieure à 5 g/cm³.
- 2Élément-trace métallique, ETM.
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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.
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Using “métal lourd”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-É-T-A-L- -L-O-U-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \me.tal luʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.