voltaïque
French, adjective/vɔl.ta.ik/
voltaïque is spelled V-O-L-T-A-Ï-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Voltaïque is a French adjective meaning “voltaic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se dit de la pile électrique inventée par Volta et de ses effets”.
What does voltaïque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
voltaic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitant ou originaire de la Haute-Volta (aujourd’hui le Burkina Faso).
adjective: 1. Se dit de la pile électrique inventée par Volta et de ses effets.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la Haute-Volta et ses habitants.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of voltaïque
- voltaïques plural
- Voltaïques plural masculine feminine
- Voltaïc rare
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce voltaïque?
- /vɔl.ta.ik/
- \vɔl.ta.ik\
- [vɔl.ta.ik]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to voltaïque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is voltaïque in French?
voltaïque appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).