pondérale

\pɔ̃.de.ʁal\

/\pɔ̃.de.ʁal\/ adj

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The verdict

“pondérale” is uncommon French (frequency #64,010 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,010
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de pondéral.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ponderale · pondérale · French

pondérale · rank #64,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,010
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH ponctuer

Nearest frequency peer: ponctuer (-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 « pondérale »

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 « pondérale » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pondérale
PropertyValue
Headwordpondérale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ̃.de.ʁal\
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pondérale » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pondéraletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « ponctuer » (#64,009), « porridge » (#64,011), « positionnements » (#64,012). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pondérale » est au #64,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pondérale is uncommon French at frequency #64,010 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɔ̃.de.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de pondéral.".

pondérale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pondérale, spelled P-O-N-D-É-R-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de pondéral.

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 "pondérale"?
"pondérale" is spelled P-O-N-D-É-R-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ̃.de.ʁal\.
What does "pondérale" mean?
As an adjective, "pondérale" means: Féminin singulier de pondéral.
How do you pronounce "pondérale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pondérale" is \pɔ̃.de.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pondérale" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

possédais#64,013plaquages#64,004plaisanté#64,002prêtaient#64,026

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list