vocaliser
\vɔ.ka.li.ze\
The verdict
“vocaliser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parcourir en chantant une échelle de sons pour se former la voix, faire des exercices de chant sans nommer les notes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vocaliser · vocaliser · French
vocaliser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | vocaliser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vɔ.ka.li.ze\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vocaliser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vocaliser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vɔ.ka.li.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for vocaliser in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vocaliser, spelled V-O-C-A-L-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Parcourir en chantant une échelle de sons pour se former la voix, faire des exercices de chant sans nommer les notes.
- 2Faire en chantant un trait sur lequel on ne prononce aucune syllabe.
- 3Devenir voyelle, en parlant d’une consonne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vocaliser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rusinol était assis au piano, en caleçon, mais il avait gardé son veston et il vocalisait avec précaution, mezza voce, puis plus haut, plus haut « A-a-a-a-a-a » jusqu’à son fameux ut, aigu et étincelant comme une lance…
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.