spectrophotomètre
\spɛk.tʁɔ.fɔ.tɔ.mɛtʁ\
The verdict
“spectrophotomètre” 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 May 6, 2026) - Instrument de mesure de l'absorbance sur une région spectrale donnée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spectrophotomètre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \spɛk.tʁɔ.fɔ.tɔ.mɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “spectrophotomètre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
spectrophotomètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \spɛk.tʁɔ.fɔ.tɔ.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de mesure de l'absorbance sur une région spectrale donnée.".
Zero misspellings are on record for spectrophotomètre in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is spectrophotomètre, spelled S-P-E-C-T-R-O-P-H-O-T-O-M-È-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument de mesure de l'absorbance sur une région spectrale donnée.
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is S-P-E-C-T-R-O-P-H-O-T-O-M-È-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.