année scolaire

\a.ne skɔ.lɛʁ\

/\a.ne skɔ.lɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Année démarrant à la rentrée des classes. Dans l'hémisphère nord, du mois de septembre jusqu'au mois de juin, mais certains pays d'Asie la font commencer en avril. Dans l'hémisphère sud, elle comme...

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Index FR-annee-scolaire · année scolaire · French

année scolaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for année scolaire
PropertyValue
Headwordannée scolaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ne skɔ.lɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “année scolaire” sits in French frequency

année scolaire 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

année scolaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ne skɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Année démarrant à la rentrée des classes. Dans l'hémisphère nord, du mois de septembre jusqu'au mois de juin, mais certains pays d'Asie la font commencer en avril. Dans l'hémisphère sud, elle comme...".

année scolaire has no tracked misspelling variants, 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 année scolaire, spelled A-N-N-É-E- -S-C-O-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Année démarrant à la rentrée des classes. Dans l'hémisphère nord, du mois de septembre jusqu'au mois de juin, mais certains pays d'Asie la font commencer en avril. Dans l'hémisphère sud, elle commence plus souvent en janvier-février.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "année scolaire"?
"année scolaire" is spelled A-N-N-É-E- -S-C-O-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ne skɔ.lɛʁ\.
What does "année scolaire" mean?
As a noun, "année scolaire" means: Année démarrant à la rentrée des classes. Dans l'hémisphère nord, du mois de septembre jusqu'au mois de juin, mais certains pays d'Asie la font commencer en avril. Dans l'hémisphère sud, elle comme...
How do you pronounce "année scolaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "année scolaire" is \a.ne skɔ.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "année scolaire" come from?
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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