prolongateur

\pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.tœʁ\

/\pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.tœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce qui prolonge quelque chose dans l'espace, le temps

Corpus desk

Index FR-prolongateur · prolongateur · French

prolongateur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 prolongateur
PropertyValue
Headwordprolongateur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.tœʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prolongateur » en français

prolongateurn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

prolongateur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

prolongateur has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is prolongateur, spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui prolonge quelque chose dans l'espace, le temps
  2. 2
    Fil électrique muni d’une prise mâle à un bout et femelle à l'autre, parfois couplé à une multiprise, et qui sert à relier au courant un appareil éloigné d’une prise électrique.
  3. 3
    Extension du guidon du vélo, avec deux barres vers l'avant et des repose-bras, permettant un gain en aérodynamisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Petits prolongateurs [pour ongles] en plastique
  2. Prolongateur d'autonomie.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prolongateur"?
"prolongateur" is spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.tœʁ\.
What does "prolongateur" mean?
As a noun, "prolongateur" means: Ce qui prolonge quelque chose dans l'espace, le temps
How do you pronounce "prolongateur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolongateur" is \pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolongateur" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list