voltmètre
\vɔlt.mɛtʁ\
The verdict
“voltmètre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Instrument de mesure spécialisé dans la mesure des tensions électriques.
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Index FR-voltmetre · voltmètre · French
voltmètre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | voltmètre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɔlt.mɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
voltmètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɔlt.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de mesure spécialisé dans la mesure des tensions électriques.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for voltmètre, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is voltmètre, spelled V-O-L-T-M-È-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument de mesure spécialisé dans la mesure des tensions électriques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how voltmètre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans ce cas, la tension mesurée par le voltmètre varie lorsqu’on inverse la polarité de la tension à mesurer et la mesure n’a plus de sens.
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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.