alcool de canne

\al.kɔl də kan\

/\al.kɔl də kan\/ noun

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The verdict

“alcool de canne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eau-de-vie obtenue par la distillation de la mélasse de canne à sucre.

Key facts for alcool de canne
PropertyValue
Headwordalcool de canne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\al.kɔl də kan\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alcool de canne” sits in French frequency

alcool de canne 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for alcool de canne is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \al.kɔl də kan\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Eau-de-vie obtenue par la distillation de la mélasse de canne à sucre.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alcool de canne, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is alcool de canne, spelled A-L-C-O-O-L- -D-E- -C-A-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eau-de-vie obtenue par la distillation de la mélasse de canne à sucre.

Synonyms

rhum

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 "alcool de canne"?
"alcool de canne" is spelled A-L-C-O-O-L- -D-E- -C-A-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \al.kɔl də kan\.
What does "alcool de canne" mean?
As a noun, "alcool de canne" means: Eau-de-vie obtenue par la distillation de la mélasse de canne à sucre.
How do you pronounce "alcool de canne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcool de canne" is \al.kɔl də kan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcool de canne" come from?
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Using “alcool de canne”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-L-C-O-O-L- -D-E- -C-A-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \al.kɔl də kan\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list