années 50
\a.ne sɛ̃.kɑ̃t\
The verdict
“années 50” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Décennie couvrant les années 1950 à 1959.
Corpus desk
Index FR-annees-50 · années 50 · French
années 50 · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | années 50 |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ne sɛ̃.kɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « années 50 » en français
Rare enough to double-check
années 50 is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ne sɛ̃.kɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Décennie couvrant les années 1950 à 1959.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for années 50, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is années 50, spelled A-N-N-É-E-S- -5-0.
Definition
- 1Décennie couvrant les années 1950 à 1959.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how années 50 appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« On reconstruisait la ville et il y avait partout des bruits de marteau. Ça ne nous dérangeait pas. J’aime toujours le choc d’un marteau sur le bois. Ça me rappelle les années 50, on rebâtissait. Nous sentions une espérance. »
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.