animal à sang froid

\a.ni.ma.l‿a sɑ̃ fʁwa\

/\a.ni.ma.l‿a sɑ̃ fʁwa\/ noun

The verdict

“animal à sang froid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Animal qui n’est ni mammifère ni oiseau, dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.

Key facts for animal à sang froid
PropertyValue
Headwordanimal à sang froid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.ma.l‿a sɑ̃ fʁwa\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “animal à sang froid” sits in French frequency

animal à sang froid 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

animal à sang froid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ni.ma.l‿a sɑ̃ fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Animal qui n’est ni mammifère ni oiseau, dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for animal à sang froid, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is animal à sang froid, spelled A-N-I-M-A-L- -À- -S-A-N-G- -F-R-O-I-D.

Definition

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    Animal qui n’est ni mammifère ni oiseau, dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.

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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 "animal à sang froid"?
"animal à sang froid" is spelled A-N-I-M-A-L- -À- -S-A-N-G- -F-R-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.ma.l‿a sɑ̃ fʁwa\.
What does "animal à sang froid" mean?
As a noun, "animal à sang froid" means: Animal qui n’est ni mammifère ni oiseau, dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.
How do you pronounce "animal à sang froid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animal à sang froid" is \a.ni.ma.l‿a sɑ̃ fʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animal à sang froid" come from?
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Using “animal à sang froid”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-I-M-A-L- -À- -S-A-N-G- -F-R-O-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ni.ma.l‿a sɑ̃ fʁwa\ (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