âge d’or
\ɑʒ d‿ɔʁ\
The verdict
“âge d’or” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un des cinq âges de la mythologie grecque d’après Hésiode, temps d’innocence, de justice, d’abondance et de bonheur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-age-d-or · âge d’or · French
âge d’or · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Â" 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 | âge d’or |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑʒ d‿ɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
âge d’or is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑʒ d‿ɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for âge d’or, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is âge d’or, spelled Â-G-E- -D-’-O-R.
Definition
- 1Un des cinq âges de la mythologie grecque d’après Hésiode, temps d’innocence, de justice, d’abondance et de bonheur.
- 2Époque idéale.
- 3Troisième âge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how âge d’or appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et quelle révolte d’humanité et de justice chez Guillaume, qui connaissait le vrai Salvat, ce tendre et ce mystique, cet esprit chimérique et passionné, jeté dans la vie sans défense, écrasé toujours, exaspéré par l’acharnée misère, aboutissant au rêve de faire renaître l’âge d’or, en détruisant le vieux monde !
Le Second Empire est considéré comme l’âge d’or des financiers.
This word in other languages
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.