accent circonflexe

\ak.sɑ̃ siʁ.kɔ̃.flɛks\

/\ak.sɑ̃ siʁ.kɔ̃.flɛks\/ noun

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The verdict

“accent circonflexe” 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) - Signe d’accentuation qui se place sur la dernière ou sur l’avant-dernière syllabe d’un mot.

Key facts for accent circonflexe
PropertyValue
Headwordaccent circonflexe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ak.sɑ̃ siʁ.kɔ̃.flɛks\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accent circonflexe” sits in French frequency

accent circonflexe 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

accent circonflexe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ak.sɑ̃ siʁ.kɔ̃.flɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for accent circonflexe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 accent circonflexe, spelled A-C-C-E-N-T- -C-I-R-C-O-N-F-L-E-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signe d’accentuation qui se place sur la dernière ou sur l’avant-dernière syllabe d’un mot.
  2. 2
    Signe d’accentuation en forme de V renversé ‹ ◌̂ › dont on se sert principalement pour marquer les voyelles qui étaient devenues longues par suite de la suppression d’une autre voyelle ou d’une consonne qui les suivait.
  3. 3
    Dont la forme évoque celle d’un accent circonflexe.

Synonyms

flexechapeau

This word in other languages

circumflex(English)circunflejo(Español)zirkumflex(Deutsch)acento circunflexo(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 "accent circonflexe"?
"accent circonflexe" is spelled A-C-C-E-N-T- -C-I-R-C-O-N-F-L-E-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ak.sɑ̃ siʁ.kɔ̃.flɛks\.
What does "accent circonflexe" mean?
As a noun, "accent circonflexe" means: Signe d’accentuation qui se place sur la dernière ou sur l’avant-dernière syllabe d’un mot.
How do you pronounce "accent circonflexe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accent circonflexe" is \ak.sɑ̃ siʁ.kɔ̃.flɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accent circonflexe" come from?
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Using “accent circonflexe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-C-E-N-T- -C-I-R-C-O-N-F-L-E-X-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ak.sɑ̃ siʁ.kɔ̃.flɛks\ (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