point de congélation

Name: point de congélation, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\pwɛ̃ də kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\

/\pwɛ̃ də kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French: 20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Température à laquelle un corps passe de l’état liquide, voire gazeux, à l’état solide.

Key facts for point de congélation
Property	Value
Headword	point de congélation
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\pwɛ̃ də kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters	20
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “point de congélation” sits in French frequency

point de congélation 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

point de congélation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ də kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Température à laquelle un corps passe de l’état liquide, voire gazeux, à l’état solide.".

point de congélation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is point de congélation, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -C-O-N-G-É-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Température à laquelle un corps passe de l’état liquide, voire gazeux, à l’état solide.

Synonyms

température de fusion température de sublimation

This word in other languages

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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 "point de congélation"?

"point de congélation" is spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -C-O-N-G-É-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pwɛ̃ də kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\.

What does "point de congélation" mean?

As a noun, "point de congélation" means: Température à laquelle un corps passe de l’état liquide, voire gazeux, à l’état solide.

How do you pronounce "point de congélation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "point de congélation" is \pwɛ̃ də kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "point de congélation" come from?

"point de congélation" 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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Using “point de congélation”

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

The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -C-O-N-G-É-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \pwɛ̃ də kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\ (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.