syntoniseur

\sɛ̃.to.ni.zœʁ\

/\sɛ̃.to.ni.zœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“syntoniseur” 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) - Appareil électronique capable de convertir un signal radiofréquence reçu par une antenne en un signal audiofréquence de faible puissance.

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Index FR-syntoniseur · syntoniseur · French

syntoniseur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 syntoniseur
PropertyValue
Headwordsyntoniseur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃.to.ni.zœʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « syntoniseur » en français

syntoniseurreste 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

syntoniseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃.to.ni.zœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil électronique capable de convertir un signal radiofréquence reçu par une antenne en un signal audiofréquence de faible puissance.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for syntoniseur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is syntoniseur, spelled S-Y-N-T-O-N-I-S-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil électronique capable de convertir un signal radiofréquence reçu par une antenne en un signal audiofréquence de faible puissance.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "syntoniseur"?
"syntoniseur" is spelled S-Y-N-T-O-N-I-S-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.to.ni.zœʁ\.
What does "syntoniseur" mean?
As a noun, "syntoniseur" means: Appareil électronique capable de convertir un signal radiofréquence reçu par une antenne en un signal audiofréquence de faible puissance.
How do you pronounce "syntoniseur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "syntoniseur" is \sɛ̃.to.ni.zœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "syntoniseur" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list