nombre de charge

\nɔ̃.bʁə də.ʃaʁʒ\

/\nɔ̃.bʁə də.ʃaʁʒ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Numéro désignant le nombre de protons d’un élément chimique (qui constituent la charge électrique du noyau), spécifique de chaque élément chimique. Il est généralement noté « Z » à gauche en indice...

Key facts for nombre de charge
PropertyValue
Headwordnombre de charge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃.bʁə də.ʃaʁʒ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nombre de charge” sits in French frequency

nombre de charge 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

nombre de charge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃.bʁə də.ʃaʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Numéro désignant le nombre de protons d’un élément chimique (qui constituent la charge électrique du noyau), spécifique de chaque élément chimique. Il est généralement noté « Z » à gauche en indice...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nombre de charge, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nombre de charge, spelled N-O-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Numéro désignant le nombre de protons d’un élément chimique (qui constituent la charge électrique du noyau), spécifique de chaque élément chimique. Il est généralement noté « Z » à gauche en indice du symbole de l’élément chimique (noté « X ») : {}_Z!X.

Synonyms

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 "nombre de charge"?
"nombre de charge" is spelled N-O-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃.bʁə də.ʃaʁʒ\.
What does "nombre de charge" mean?
As a noun, "nombre de charge" means: Numéro désignant le nombre de protons d’un élément chimique (qui constituent la charge électrique du noyau), spécifique de chaque élément chimique. Il est généralement noté « Z » à gauche en indice...
How do you pronounce "nombre de charge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nombre de charge" is \nɔ̃.bʁə də.ʃaʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nombre de charge" come from?
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Using “nombre de charge”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɔ̃.bʁə də.ʃaʁʒ\ (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