résistance mécanique
\ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s me.ka.nik\
The verdict
“résistance mécanique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour un matériau : contrainte maximale avant rupture ou autre endommagement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-resistance-mecanique · résistance mécanique · French
résistance mécanique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | résistance mécanique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s me.ka.nik\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
résistance mécanique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s me.ka.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
résistance mécanique has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is résistance mécanique, spelled R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E- -M-É-C-A-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Pour un matériau : contrainte maximale avant rupture ou autre endommagement.
- 2Pour une pièce mécanique ou une structure : force maximale avant rupture ou autre endommagement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how résistance mécanique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La rigidité est distincte de - la résistance : la résistance mécanique dʼun matériau est caractérisée par sa limite dʼélasticité et/ou sa résistance à la traction…
R_e est la limite dʼélasticité, R_e0,2 la limite conventionnelle dʼélasticité pour une déformation résiduelle de 0,2%, et R_m est la résistance mécanique, aussi appelée contrainte ultime en traction.
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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.