tungstène

\tœ̃k.stɛn\

/\tœ̃k.stɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“tungstène” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,100
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 74, son symbole W appartenant à la série chimique des métaux de transition.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tungstene · tungstène · French

tungstène · rank #42,100 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,100
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH troquer

Nearest frequency peer: troquer (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tungstène »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tungstène » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tungstène
PropertyValue
Headwordtungstène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tœ̃k.stɛn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,100
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tungstène »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tungstènese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « troquer » (#42,099), « ubi » (#42,101), « triomphes » (#42,098). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tungstène » est au #42,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around tungstène (IPA \tœ̃k.stɛn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,100 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for tungstène, with forms such as "tnugstène", "ttungstène", and "tugnstène". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 tungstène, spelled T-U-N-G-S-T-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 74, son symbole W appartenant à la série chimique des métaux de transition.
  2. 2
    Corps simple de cet élément très dur, très pesant et très stable aux hautes températures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cet âge obtenu d'abord par les isotopes du plomb a été confirmé récemment par l'étude de la composition isotopique du tungstène dans les roches terrestres comparées aux résultats des météorites.
  2. Selon des informations de presse, les armes DIME [Dense Inert Metal Explosive] combinent un explosif, des particules de carbone et une poudre d'un alliage de métaux lourds et de tungstène.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tnugstène
  • ttungstène
  • tugnstène
  • tunggstène
  • tungsstène
  • tungstene
  • tungstnèe
  • tungsttène
  • tungstèen
  • tungstènne
  • tungsètne
  • tungtsène
  • tunngstène
  • tunsgtène
  • utngstène

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tungstène - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

tnugstène2ttungstène1tugnstène2tunggstène1tungsstène1tungstene1tungstnèe2tungsttène1
Edit distance from "tungstène"

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 "tungstène"?
"tungstène" is spelled T-U-N-G-S-T-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tœ̃k.stɛn\.
What does "tungstène" mean?
As a noun, "tungstène" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 74, son symbole W appartenant à la série chimique des métaux de transition.
What are common misspellings of "tungstène"?
Common misspellings include "tnugstène", "ttungstène", "tugnstène", "tunggstène", "tungsstène". The correct spelling is "tungstène".
How do you pronounce "tungstène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tungstène" is \tœ̃k.stɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tungstène" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list