pression atmosphérique
\pʁɛ.sjɔ̃ at.mɔs.fe.ʁik\
The verdict
“pression atmosphérique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pression exercée par l’atmosphère terrestre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pression-atmospherique · pression atmosphérique · French
pression atmosphérique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-9 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pression atmosphérique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɛ.sjɔ̃ at.mɔs.fe.ʁik\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pression atmosphérique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɛ.sjɔ̃ at.mɔs.fe.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pression atmosphérique, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pression atmosphérique, spelled P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N- -A-T-M-O-S-P-H-É-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Pression exercée par l’atmosphère terrestre.
- 2Pression exercée par l’atmosphère d’une planète, étoile ou autre corps astral.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pression atmosphérique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On nomme baromètres des instruments propres à mesurer la pression atmosphérique. Dans les baromètres ordinaires, cette pression est mesurée par la hauteur d'une colonne de mercure dans un tube de verre, comme dans l'expérience de Torricelli; […].
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.