survoltage

\syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\

/\syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voltage excessif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-survoltage · survoltage · French

survoltage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for survoltage
PropertyValue
Headwordsurvoltage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « survoltage » en français

survoltagereste 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

survoltage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for survoltage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is survoltage, spelled S-U-R-V-O-L-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voltage excessif.
  2. 2
    Tension excessive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le survoltage à l’intérieur du circuit électrique alimentant la jauge de carburant est la probable cause de l’accident du vol 800 TBWA.
  2. Chez elle, comme chez d’autres, je trouvais une diversion salutaire aux survoltages du foyer familial.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "survoltage"?
"survoltage" is spelled S-U-R-V-O-L-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\.
What does "survoltage" mean?
As a noun, "survoltage" means: Voltage excessif.
How do you pronounce "survoltage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "survoltage" is \syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "survoltage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list