tokamak

\tɔ.ka.mak\

/\tɔ.ka.mak\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enceinte se rapprochant de la forme d'un tore (tokamak traditionnel) ou d'une sphère (tokamak sphérique) capable de confiner un plasma à l’aide de champs magnétiques et ainsi de créer les condition...

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Index FR-tokamak · tokamak · French

tokamak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 tokamak
PropertyValue
Headwordtokamak
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ.ka.mak\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tokamak » en français

tokamakreste 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

tokamak is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ.ka.mak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enceinte se rapprochant de la forme d'un tore (tokamak traditionnel) ou d'une sphère (tokamak sphérique) capable de confiner un plasma à l’aide de champs magnétiques et ainsi de créer les condition...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tokamak, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tokamak, spelled T-O-K-A-M-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enceinte se rapprochant de la forme d'un tore (tokamak traditionnel) ou d'une sphère (tokamak sphérique) capable de confiner un plasma à l’aide de champs magnétiques et ainsi de créer les conditions nécessaires aux réactions de fusion de nucléons communément dénommées fusion nucléaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Enfin, au prix de lourds investissements, la firme s’est intéressée, en collaboration avec l’État américain, à la technologie particulièrement avancée de la fusion nucléaire, lançant même en 1977 la construction d’un tokamak.
  2. Outre le fonctionnement de ces différentes machines avec des puissances de chauffage additionnel accrues, la construction de trois nouveaux tokamaks est également prévue dans le nouveau programme quinquennal (1982-1986).

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 "tokamak"?
"tokamak" is spelled T-O-K-A-M-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ.ka.mak\.
What does "tokamak" mean?
As a noun, "tokamak" means: Enceinte se rapprochant de la forme d'un tore (tokamak traditionnel) ou d'une sphère (tokamak sphérique) capable de confiner un plasma à l’aide de champs magnétiques et ainsi de créer les condition...
How do you pronounce "tokamak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tokamak" is \tɔ.ka.mak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tokamak" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list