superpétrolier
\sy.pɛʁ.pet.ʁɔ.lje\
The verdict
“superpétrolier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Navire-citerne de très grande dimension pour le transport du pétrole.
Corpus desk
Index FR-superpetrolier · superpétrolier · French
superpétrolier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | superpétrolier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sy.pɛʁ.pet.ʁɔ.lje\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
superpétrolier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sy.pɛʁ.pet.ʁɔ.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Navire-citerne de très grande dimension pour le transport du pétrole.".
Zero misspellings are on record for superpétrolier in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 superpétrolier, spelled S-U-P-E-R-P-É-T-R-O-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Navire-citerne de très grande dimension pour le transport du pétrole.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how superpétrolier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La fermeture du canal de Suez, l'apparition d'un important trafic pétrolier sur la route du Cap ont entraîné la multiplication des super-pétroliers.
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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.