physique

/\fi.zik\/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#985

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

physique is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui s’exprime dans le monde matériel sous une forme mesurable. Pronounced \fi.zik\. It ranks #985 in French word frequency. Often confused with physiques and persique.

Key facts for physique
PropertyValue
Headwordphysique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\fi.zik\
Letters8
Frequency rank#985
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of physique in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for physique is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fi.zik\. Corpus data places it at rank #985 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for physique, with forms such as "hpysique", "phhysique", and "phsyique". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "physiques", "persique", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is physique, spelled P-H-Y-S-I-Q-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui s’exprime dans le monde matériel sous une forme mesurable.
  2. 2
    Relatif à la science de la physique.
  3. 3
    Qui se rapporte au corps humain.
  4. 4
    Ressenti matériellement dans son propre corps, dans sa chair.
  5. 5
    Ressenti matériellement dans son propre corps, dans sa chair.
  6. 6
    Ressenti matériellement dans son propre corps, dans sa chair.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hpysique,phhysique,phsyique,phyisque,physiqeu,physiqque,physiuqe,physqiue,physsique,phyysique,pphysique,pyhsique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for physique

Misspelling Variants of "physique"

hpysique8phhysique9phsyique8phyisque8physiqeu8physiqque9physiuqe8physqiue8
Misspelling Variants of "physique"

Frequency rank: #985 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "physique"?
"physique" is spelled P-H-Y-S-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.zik\.
What does "physique" mean?
As an adj, "physique" means: Qui s’exprime dans le monde matériel sous une forme mesurable.
What words are commonly confused with "physique"?
"physique" is commonly confused with "physiques", "persique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "physique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "physique" is \fi.zik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "physique" come from?
"physique" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.