meteorite
\me.te.o.ˈri.te\
The verdict
“meteorite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Météorite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-meteorite · meteorite · French
meteorite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meteorite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \me.te.o.ˈri.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « meteorite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
meteorite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.te.o.ˈri.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Météorite.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for meteorite, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is meteorite, spelled M-E-T-E-O-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Météorite.
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.