nombre rationnel

\nɔ̃.bʁə ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl\

/\nɔ̃.bʁə ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“nombre rationnel” 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 September 3, 2026) - Nombre pouvant s’exprimer sous la forme d’un nombre entier divisé par un nombre entier (fraction).

Corpus desk

Index FR-nombre-rationnel · nombre rationnel · French

nombre rationnel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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.

Key facts for nombre rationnel
PropertyValue
Headwordnombre rationnel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃.bʁə ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nombre rationnel » en français

nombre rationnelreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nombre rationnel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃.bʁə ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre pouvant s’exprimer sous la forme d’un nombre entier divisé par un nombre entier (fraction).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nombre rationnel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 nombre rationnel, spelled N-O-M-B-R-E- -R-A-T-I-O-N-N-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre pouvant s’exprimer sous la forme d’un nombre entier divisé par un nombre entier (fraction).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 3/4 est un nombre rationnel.

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nombre rationnel"?
"nombre rationnel" is spelled N-O-M-B-R-E- -R-A-T-I-O-N-N-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃.bʁə ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl\.
What does "nombre rationnel" mean?
As a noun, "nombre rationnel" means: Nombre pouvant s’exprimer sous la forme d’un nombre entier divisé par un nombre entier (fraction).
How do you pronounce "nombre rationnel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nombre rationnel" is \nɔ̃.bʁə ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nombre rationnel" come from?
"nombre rationnel" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list