rémanence

\ʁe.ma.nɑ̃s\

/\ʁe.ma.nɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“rémanence” is uncommon French (frequency #85,247 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,247
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persistance de l’aimantation dans un barreau d’acier qui a été soumis à l’action d’un champ magnétique.

Key facts for rémanence
PropertyValue
Headwordrémanence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.ma.nɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rémanence” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rémanence lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rémanence is uncommon French at frequency #85,247 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.ma.nɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

rémanence doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rémanence, spelled R-É-M-A-N-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persistance de l’aimantation dans un barreau d’acier qui a été soumis à l’action d’un champ magnétique.
  2. 2
    Temps mis par un point de l’écran (pixel) pour afficher une couleur demandée ou changer d'état (allumé ou éteint). Une rémanence trop importante est gênante pour l’œil, à plus forte raison lorsque l'image présente des mouvements importants, et peut provoquer des déchirements d'écran (tearing). À ne pas confondre avec le temps de réponse qui est le temps mis par un écran à afficher entièrement une image.
  3. 3
    Propriété d’une sensation, notamment visuelle, de persister après la disparition du stimulus.

This word in other languages

remanence(English)

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 "rémanence"?
"rémanence" is spelled R-É-M-A-N-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ma.nɑ̃s\.
What does "rémanence" mean?
As a noun, "rémanence" means: Persistance de l’aimantation dans un barreau d’acier qui a été soumis à l’action d’un champ magnétique.
How do you pronounce "rémanence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rémanence" is \ʁe.ma.nɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rémanence" come from?
"rémanence" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rémanence”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-M-A-N-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.ma.nɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list