multipolaire
\myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“multipolaire” is uncommon French (frequency #66,136 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,136
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui comporte trois pôles ou plus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multipolaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #66,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multipolaire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
multipolaire is uncommon French at frequency #66,136 among 202,672 “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
- 1Qui comporte trois pôles ou plus.
- 2Terme qualifiant une cellule nerveuse qui a de nombreux prolongements.
- 3Se dit d’une organisation qui comporte plusieurs chefs ou plusieurs intérêts.
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.
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Using “multipolaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-U-L-T-I-P-O-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \myl.ti.pɔ.lɛʁ\ (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.