Fractieerde

Fractieerde is not a standard, widely attested Dutch word. In practice it is typically encountered only as a rare or mistaken form, and it does not have a stable, widely accepted meaning in major dictionaries. When it does appear, it is often read as a misspelling or regional variant of other, more common forms.

The apparent etymology would be from the noun fractie (fraction or faction) combined with the verb ending -eren, yielding a past tense form. However, Dutch normally uses other verb constructions for these senses: for “to fractionate” the usual infinitive is fractioneren, with past tense fractioneerde; for “to belong to a faction” or “to form a faction” the preferred expressions are different phrasing such as lid zijn van de fractie or een fractie vormen. Because of this, fractieerde is largely seen as nonstandard.

If encountered in text, the most likely explanations are:

- a misspelling of fractioneerde (past tense of fractioneren) in a chemistry or statistics context, meaning to divide a mixture into fractions;

- a misspelling of fractureerde (past tense of fractureren) in a medical or physical context, meaning to fracture.

Correct usage recommendations:

- for fractionating: fractioneerde or gefractioneerd / het mengsel werd gefractioneerd;

- for forming or belonging to a faction: gebruik standaard uitdrukkingen zoals bij de fractie horen of een fractie vormen.

See also: fractie, fractioneren, fractureren.