synthétiseur

\sɛ̃.te.ti.zœʁ\

/\sɛ̃.te.ti.zœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“synthétiseur” is uncommon French (frequency #52,383 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,383
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil qui permet la synthèse de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-synthetiseur · synthétiseur · French

synthétiseur · rank #52,383 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,383
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH syndicalisati…

Nearest frequency peer: syndicalisation (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « synthétiseur »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « synthétiseur » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for synthétiseur
PropertyValue
Headwordsynthétiseur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃.te.ti.zœʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « synthétiseur » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.synthétiseurtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « syndicalisation » (#52,382), « séjournait » (#52,384), « sévissait » (#52,385). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « synthétiseur » est au #52,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

synthétiseur is uncommon French at frequency #52,383 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃.te.ti.zœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for synthétiseur in our index, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is synthétiseur, spelled S-Y-N-T-H-É-T-I-S-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil qui permet la synthèse de quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Instrument de musique capable de synthétiser des sons électroacoustiques à l'aide de techniques telles que la synthèse additive, la synthèse soustractive, la synthèse FM, la modélisation physique ou la modulation de phase.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Assise à son synthétiseur, casque sur les oreilles et mains sur le clavier, Camille lui sourit et, par un signe de tête, lui fit comprendre qu’elle n’avait pas terminé.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "synthétiseur"?
"synthétiseur" is spelled S-Y-N-T-H-É-T-I-S-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.te.ti.zœʁ\.
What does "synthétiseur" mean?
As a noun, "synthétiseur" means: Appareil qui permet la synthèse de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "synthétiseur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "synthétiseur" is \sɛ̃.te.ti.zœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "synthétiseur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list