multipolaire

\myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\

/\myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“multipolaire” is uncommon French (frequency #66,136 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,136
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui comporte trois pôles ou plus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-multipolaire · multipolaire · French

multipolaire · rank #66,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,136
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH multimodal

Nearest frequency peer: multimodal (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « multipolaire »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « multipolaire » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for multipolaire
PropertyValue
Headwordmultipolaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « multipolaire » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).multipolairetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « multimodal » (#66,135), « Mugler » (#66,134), « muscadet » (#66,139). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « multipolaire » est au #66,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

multipolaire is uncommon French at frequency #66,136 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for multipolaire in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is multipolaire, spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-O-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui comporte trois pôles ou plus.
  2. 2
    Terme qualifiant une cellule nerveuse qui a de nombreux prolongements.
  3. 3
    Se dit d’une organisation qui comporte plusieurs chefs ou plusieurs intérêts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces phénomènes sont amplifiés par le passage d’un monde unipolaire dirigé par les États-Unis à un système multipolaire d’où émergent plusieurs superpuissances.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multipolaire"?
"multipolaire" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-O-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\.
What does "multipolaire" mean?
As an adjective, "multipolaire" means: Qui comporte trois pôles ou plus.
How do you pronounce "multipolaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "multipolaire" is \myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "multipolaire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list