à vue de nez

\a vy də ne\

/\a vy də ne\/ adv

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The verdict

“à vue de nez” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Intuitivement.

Key facts for à vue de nez
PropertyValue
Headwordà vue de nez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a vy də ne\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à vue de nez” sits in French frequency

à vue de nez 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

à vue de nez is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a vy də ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for à vue de nez, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is à vue de nez, spelled À- -V-U-E- -D-E- -N-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intuitivement.
  2. 2
    Approximativement, sans mesure précise.
  3. 3
    En première approximation, en se fiant à son expérience et ses connaissances.

Synonyms

à biste de nasa bisto de nasà vue de paysau pifomètreenviron

This word in other languages

roughly(English)aproximadamente(Português)

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 "à vue de nez"?
"à vue de nez" is spelled À- -V-U-E- -D-E- -N-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \a vy də ne\.
What does "à vue de nez" mean?
As an adverb, "à vue de nez" means: Intuitivement.
How do you pronounce "à vue de nez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à vue de nez" is \a vy də ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à vue de nez" come from?
"à vue de nez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “à vue de nez”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -V-U-E- -D-E- -N-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a vy də ne\ (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