tension superficielle
\tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ sy.pɛʁ.fi.sjɛl\
The verdict
“tension superficielle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rapport entre le travail réversible fourni pour étendre une interface de séparation liquide-gaz et l'extension correspondante de l'interface, toutes choses étant égales par ailleurs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tension superficielle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ sy.pɛʁ.fi.sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tension superficielle” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tension superficielle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ sy.pɛʁ.fi.sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rapport entre le travail réversible fourni pour étendre une interface de séparation liquide-gaz et l'extension correspondante de l'interface, toutes choses étant égales par ailleurs.".
No misspelling variants are generated for tension superficielle in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tension superficielle, spelled T-E-N-S-I-O-N- -S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Rapport entre le travail réversible fourni pour étendre une interface de séparation liquide-gaz et l'extension correspondante de l'interface, toutes choses étant égales par ailleurs.
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.
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Using “tension superficielle”
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- The one correct French spelling is T-E-N-S-I-O-N- -S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.