polymérisation

\po.li.me.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\

/\po.li.me.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“polymérisation” is uncommon French (frequency #64,700 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,700
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Processus de transformation d'un monomère, ou d'un mélange de monomères, en polymère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-polymerisation · polymérisation · French

polymérisation · rank #64,700 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,700
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH polygraphe

Nearest frequency peer: polygraphe (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « polymérisation »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « polymérisation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for polymérisation
PropertyValue
Headwordpolymérisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\po.li.me.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#64,700
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « polymérisation » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).polymérisationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « polygraphe » (#64,699), « porcins » (#64,701), « poll » (#64,698). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « polymérisation » est au #64,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polymérisation is uncommon French at frequency #64,700 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \po.li.me.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Processus de transformation d'un monomère, ou d'un mélange de monomères, en polymère.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for polymérisation, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is polymérisation, spelled P-O-L-Y-M-É-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Processus de transformation d'un monomère, ou d'un mélange de monomères, en polymère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A ce moment, intervient la sthénose, qui a pour fonction d’augmenter la polymérisation des groupes héxéniques.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polymérisation"?
"polymérisation" is spelled P-O-L-Y-M-É-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \po.li.me.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "polymérisation" mean?
As a noun, "polymérisation" means: Processus de transformation d'un monomère, ou d'un mélange de monomères, en polymère.
How do you pronounce "polymérisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polymérisation" is \po.li.me.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polymérisation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "polymérisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list