solution de continuité
\sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃ də kɔ̃.ti.nɥi.te\
The verdict
“solution de continuité” 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 September 3, 2026) - Rupture de quelque chose d’abstrait ou de concret qui constituait un ensemble continu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-solution-de-continuite · solution de continuité · French
solution de continuité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-10 10 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 | solution de continuité |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃ də kɔ̃.ti.nɥi.te\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « solution de continuité » en français
Rare enough to double-check
solution de continuité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃ də kɔ̃.ti.nɥi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for solution de continuité in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is solution de continuité, spelled S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -C-O-N-T-I-N-U-I-T-É.
Definition
- 1Rupture de quelque chose d’abstrait ou de concret qui constituait un ensemble continu.
- 2Fracture d'un os.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how solution de continuité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…], il fit signe à Hervé de le suivre le long de la palissade qui bordait les ruines du côté de la rue de la Huchette, et qui présentait, en face de l'entrée de la maison, une solution de continuité, tout juste assez large pour qu'un homme y pût passer.
La descendance d’aïeux bons fait la vraie noblesse de naissance ; une seule solution de continuité dans cette chaîne, un seul ancêtre méchant, supprime cette noblesse.
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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.