racine carrée
\ʁa.sin ka.ʁe\
The verdict
“racine carrée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre réel positif qui, une fois multiplié par lui-même, donne le nombre réel en question. La racine carrée de x est notée √, utilisant √.
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Index FR-racine-carree · racine carrée · French
racine carrée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | racine carrée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁa.sin ka.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
racine carrée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.sin ka.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre réel positif qui, une fois multiplié par lui-même, donne le nombre réel en question. La racine carrée de x est notée √, utilisant √.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for racine carrée, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is racine carrée, spelled R-A-C-I-N-E- -C-A-R-R-É-E.
Definition
- 1Nombre réel positif qui, une fois multiplié par lui-même, donne le nombre réel en question. La racine carrée de x est notée √, utilisant √.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how racine carrée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La racine carrée de 9 est 3 parce que 3 × 3 (trois au carré) donne 9.
C’est une chose que d’extraire une racine carrée, c’est une autre chose que les opérations requises par cette extraction parlent toutes à l’esprit.
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.