voiture électrique

\vwa.tyʁ e.lɛk.tʁik\

/\vwa.tyʁ e.lɛk.tʁik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Voiture propulsée par un moteur électrique.

Key facts for voiture électrique
PropertyValue
Headwordvoiture électrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vwa.tyʁ e.lɛk.tʁik\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voiture électrique” sits in French frequency

voiture électrique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voiture électrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vwa.tyʁ e.lɛk.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voiture propulsée par un moteur électrique.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for voiture électrique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is voiture électrique, spelled V-O-I-T-U-R-E- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voiture propulsée par un moteur électrique.

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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 "voiture électrique"?
"voiture électrique" is spelled V-O-I-T-U-R-E- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vwa.tyʁ e.lɛk.tʁik\.
What does "voiture électrique" mean?
As a noun, "voiture électrique" means: Voiture propulsée par un moteur électrique.
How do you pronounce "voiture électrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voiture électrique" is \vwa.tyʁ e.lɛk.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voiture électrique" come from?
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Using “voiture électrique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-I-T-U-R-E- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vwa.tyʁ e.lɛk.tʁik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list