résistance mécanique
\ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s me.ka.nik\
The verdict
“résistance mécanique” 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
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pour un matériau : contrainte maximale avant rupture ou autre endommagement.
| 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) |
Where “résistance mécanique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for résistance mécanique is 20 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s me.ka.nik\. 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.
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.
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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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Using “résistance mécanique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E- -M-É-C-A-N-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.