supertanker
\sy.pɛʁ.tɑ̃.kɛʁ\
The verdict
“supertanker” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- 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-supertanker · supertanker · French
supertanker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | supertanker |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sy.pɛʁ.tɑ̃.kɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « supertanker » en français
Rare enough to double-check
supertanker is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sy.pɛʁ.tɑ̃.kɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Navire-citerne de très grande dimension pour le transport du pétrole.".
supertanker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is supertanker, spelled S-U-P-E-R-T-A-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Navire-citerne de très grande dimension pour le transport du pétrole.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how supertanker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'« éventrement » d'un supertanker menace la vie d'un petit équipage, mais pollue une fraction notable de la Manche ou de la mer du Nord.
Acheminés depuis le golfe Persique grâce aux supertankers géants, les hydrocarbures compensent l’insuffisance des ressources hydro-électriques et houillères de l’archipel.
Synonyms
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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.