retombées radioactives

\ʁə.tɔ̃.be ʁa.djo.ak.tiv\

/\ʁə.tɔ̃.be ʁa.djo.ak.tiv\/ noun

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The verdict

“retombées radioactives” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Substances radioactives se déposant sur le sol après leur émission accidentelle dans l’atmosphère par une installation nucléaire.

Key facts for retombées radioactives
PropertyValue
Headwordretombées radioactives
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.tɔ̃.be ʁa.djo.ak.tiv\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “retombées radioactives” sits in French frequency

retombées radioactives falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retombées radioactives is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.tɔ̃.be ʁa.djo.ak.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Substances radioactives se déposant sur le sol après leur émission accidentelle dans l’atmosphère par une installation nucléaire.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for retombées radioactives, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is retombées radioactives, spelled R-E-T-O-M-B-É-E-S- -R-A-D-I-O-A-C-T-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Substances radioactives se déposant sur le sol après leur émission accidentelle dans l’atmosphère par une installation nucléaire.

Synonyms

retombées

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retombées radioactives"?
"retombées radioactives" is spelled R-E-T-O-M-B-É-E-S- -R-A-D-I-O-A-C-T-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.tɔ̃.be ʁa.djo.ak.tiv\.
What does "retombées radioactives" mean?
As a noun, "retombées radioactives" means: Substances radioactives se déposant sur le sol après leur émission accidentelle dans l’atmosphère par une installation nucléaire.
How do you pronounce "retombées radioactives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retombées radioactives" is \ʁə.tɔ̃.be ʁa.djo.ak.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retombées radioactives" come from?
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Using “retombées radioactives”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-T-O-M-B-É-E-S- -R-A-D-I-O-A-C-T-I-V-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.tɔ̃.be ʁa.djo.ak.tiv\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list