pistolet électrique

\pis.tɔ.le e.lɛk.tʁik\

/\pis.tɔ.le e.lɛk.tʁik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pistolet à impulsion électrique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pistolet-electrique · pistolet électrique · French

pistolet électrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 pistolet électrique
PropertyValue
Headwordpistolet électrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pis.tɔ.le e.lɛk.tʁik\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pistolet électrique » en français

pistolet électriquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pistolet électrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pis.tɔ.le e.lɛk.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pistolet à impulsion électrique.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pistolet électrique, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pistolet électrique, spelled P-I-S-T-O-L-E-T- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pistolet à impulsion électrique.

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 "pistolet électrique"?
"pistolet électrique" is spelled P-I-S-T-O-L-E-T- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pis.tɔ.le e.lɛk.tʁik\.
What does "pistolet électrique" mean?
As a noun, "pistolet électrique" means: Pistolet à impulsion électrique.
How do you pronounce "pistolet électrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pistolet électrique" is \pis.tɔ.le e.lɛk.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list