résistance électrique
\ʁe.zis.tɑ̃.s‿e.lɛk.tʁik\
The verdict
“résistance électrique” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Phénomène physique s’opposant à la circulation d’un courant électrique dans un corps.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | résistance électrique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃.s‿e.lɛk.tʁik\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “résistance électrique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for résistance électrique is 21 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃.s‿e.lɛk.tʁik\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for résistance électrique, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is résistance électrique, spelled R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Phénomène physique s’opposant à la circulation d’un courant électrique dans un corps.
- 2Composant utilisant ce phénomène et respectant au mieux la loi d’Ohm.
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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.
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- The one correct French spelling is R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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