valeur propre
\va.lœʁ pʁɔpʁ\
The verdict
“valeur propre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Scalaire par lequel une application linéaire multiplie un de ses vecteurs propres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-valeur-propre · valeur propre · French
valeur propre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | valeur propre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \va.lœʁ pʁɔpʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « valeur propre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
valeur propre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.lœʁ pʁɔpʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Scalaire par lequel une application linéaire multiplie un de ses vecteurs propres.".
valeur propre has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is valeur propre, spelled V-A-L-E-U-R- -P-R-O-P-R-E.
Definition
- 1Scalaire par lequel une application linéaire multiplie un de ses vecteurs propres.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how valeur propre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’identité admet une et une seule valeur propre qui est 1, et tout vecteur en est un vecteur propre.
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.