sciences naturelles

\sjɑ̃s na.ty.ʁɛl\

/\sjɑ̃s na.ty.ʁɛl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étude des objets observables dans la nature, tant en astronomie, qu’en botanique, en zoologie ou en géologie.

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Index FR-sciences-naturelles · sciences naturelles · French

sciences naturelles · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for sciences naturelles
PropertyValue
Headwordsciences naturelles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sjɑ̃s na.ty.ʁɛl\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sciences naturelles » en français

sciences naturellesn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sciences naturelles is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sjɑ̃s na.ty.ʁɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étude des objets observables dans la nature, tant en astronomie, qu’en botanique, en zoologie ou en géologie.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sciences naturelles in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sciences naturelles, spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S- -N-A-T-U-R-E-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étude des objets observables dans la nature, tant en astronomie, qu’en botanique, en zoologie ou en géologie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sciences naturelles appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il faut rappeler à ce propos l’énorme importance que les fondateurs géniaux du marxisme-léninisme accordaient aux sciences naturelles pour le développement de la conscience matérialiste du monde.

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This word in other languages

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 "sciences naturelles"?
"sciences naturelles" is spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S- -N-A-T-U-R-E-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sjɑ̃s na.ty.ʁɛl\.
What does "sciences naturelles" mean?
As a noun, "sciences naturelles" means: Étude des objets observables dans la nature, tant en astronomie, qu’en botanique, en zoologie ou en géologie.
How do you pronounce "sciences naturelles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sciences naturelles" is \sjɑ̃s na.ty.ʁɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sciences naturelles" come from?
"sciences naturelles" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list