annoncer la couleur
\a.nɔ̃.se la ku.lœʁ\
The verdict
“annoncer la couleur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proposer une couleur comme atout.
Corpus desk
Index FR-annoncer-la-couleur · annoncer la couleur · French
annoncer la couleur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | annoncer la couleur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.nɔ̃.se la ku.lœʁ\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « annoncer la couleur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
annoncer la couleur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.nɔ̃.se la ku.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for annoncer la couleur, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is annoncer la couleur, spelled A-N-N-O-N-C-E-R- -L-A- -C-O-U-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Proposer une couleur comme atout.
- 2Dire clairement ses intentions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how annoncer la couleur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Naturellement, je partirais en loucedoque. Pas question d’annoncer la couleur.
Il peut donc, au moment de son engagement, annoncer la couleur aux autorités et leur donner des exemples de conséquences que l’entrée dans le changement risque d’entraîner.
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.