particule élémentaire
\paʁ.ti.ky.l‿e.le.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“particule élémentaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En physique des particules, particule qui n’est pas constitué d’autres particules plus petites.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | particule élémentaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.ti.ky.l‿e.le.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “particule élémentaire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
particule élémentaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.ti.ky.l‿e.le.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En physique des particules, particule qui n’est pas constitué d’autres particules plus petites.".
particule élémentaire has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is particule élémentaire, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-E- -É-L-É-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1En physique des particules, particule qui n’est pas constitué d’autres particules plus petites.
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.
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Using “particule élémentaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-E- -É-L-É-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \paʁ.ti.ky.l‿e.le.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\ (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.