survoltage
\syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | survoltage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syʁ.vɔl.taʒ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « survoltage » en français
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
- 1Voltage excessif.
- 2Tension excessive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how survoltage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le survoltage à l’intérieur du circuit électrique alimentant la jauge de carburant est la probable cause de l’accident du vol 800 TBWA.
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.