soie artificielle

\swa aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\

/\swa aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de rayonne obtenue par le traitement chimique de la cellulose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soie-artificielle · soie artificielle · French

soie artificielle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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 soie artificielle
PropertyValue
Headwordsoie artificielle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\swa aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « soie artificielle » en français

soie artificiellereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

soie artificielle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \swa aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de rayonne obtenue par le traitement chimique de la cellulose.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for soie artificielle, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is soie artificielle, spelled S-O-I-E- -A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de rayonne obtenue par le traitement chimique de la cellulose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si l’on songe que la soie artificielle n’atteint encore qu’une vente annuelle de 5 millions de kilogrammes, que le kilogramme se vend à l’heure actuelle environ 20 francs, le prix de revient allant de 15 francs pour la soie de Chardonnet, à 12 francs pour la soie au cuivre et à 8 francs pour la viscose, prix auxquels il faut ajouter 0 fr. 50 pour la trans…
  2. La soie artificielle. […]. Elle jouit donc d’une place de faveur et d’un certain engouement.

Synonyms

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 "soie artificielle"?
"soie artificielle" is spelled S-O-I-E- -A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \swa aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\.
What does "soie artificielle" mean?
As a noun, "soie artificielle" means: Sorte de rayonne obtenue par le traitement chimique de la cellulose.
How do you pronounce "soie artificielle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soie artificielle" is \swa aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soie artificielle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list