roche sédimentaire

\ʁɔʃ se.di.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\

/\ʁɔʃ se.di.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Type de roche provenant de l'accumulation de sédiments qui se déposent le plus souvent en strates.

Key facts for roche sédimentaire
PropertyValue
Headwordroche sédimentaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔʃ se.di.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “roche sédimentaire” sits in French frequency

roche sédimentaire 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

roche sédimentaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔʃ se.di.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Type de roche provenant de l'accumulation de sédiments qui se déposent le plus souvent en strates.".

No misspelling variants are generated for roche sédimentaire in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is roche sédimentaire, spelled R-O-C-H-E- -S-É-D-I-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de roche provenant de l'accumulation de sédiments qui se déposent le plus souvent en strates.

This word in other languages

sedimentary rock(English)Sedimentgestein(Deutsch)

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 "roche sédimentaire"?
"roche sédimentaire" is spelled R-O-C-H-E- -S-É-D-I-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔʃ se.di.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\.
What does "roche sédimentaire" mean?
As a noun, "roche sédimentaire" means: Type de roche provenant de l'accumulation de sédiments qui se déposent le plus souvent en strates.
How do you pronounce "roche sédimentaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roche sédimentaire" is \ʁɔʃ se.di.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roche sédimentaire" come from?
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Using “roche sédimentaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-C-H-E- -S-É-D-I-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɔʃ se.di.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\ (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