self-inductance
\sɛl.f‿ɛ̃.dyk.tɑ̃s\
The verdict
“self-inductance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propriété électromagnétique remarquable qu’a un conducteur parcouru par un courant électrique, de s’opposer aux variations de celui-ci.
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Index FR-self-inductance · self-inductance · French
self-inductance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | self-inductance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛl.f‿ɛ̃.dyk.tɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
self-inductance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛl.f‿ɛ̃.dyk.tɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
self-inductance has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is self-inductance, spelled S-E-L-F---I-N-D-U-C-T-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Propriété électromagnétique remarquable qu’a un conducteur parcouru par un courant électrique, de s’opposer aux variations de celui-ci.
- 2Tout composant électrique qui crée un flux d’induction magnétique quand un courant le traverse.
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.