année calendaire

\a.ne ka.lɑ̃.dɛʁ\

/\a.ne ka.lɑ̃.dɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“année calendaire” 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
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Année définie dans le cadre d’un calendrier.

Key facts for année calendaire
PropertyValue
Headwordannée calendaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ne ka.lɑ̃.dɛʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “année calendaire” sits in French frequency

année calendaire 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 année calendaire is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ne ka.lɑ̃.dɛʁ\. 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: "Année définie dans le cadre d’un calendrier.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for année calendaire, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is année calendaire, spelled A-N-N-É-E- -C-A-L-E-N-D-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Année définie dans le cadre d’un calendrier.

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 "année calendaire"?
"année calendaire" is spelled A-N-N-É-E- -C-A-L-E-N-D-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ne ka.lɑ̃.dɛʁ\.
What does "année calendaire" mean?
As a noun, "année calendaire" means: Année définie dans le cadre d’un calendrier.
How do you pronounce "année calendaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "année calendaire" is \a.ne ka.lɑ̃.dɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "année calendaire" come from?
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Using “année calendaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-N-É-E- -C-A-L-E-N-D-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ne ka.lɑ̃.dɛʁ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list