bête de nuit
\bɛt də nɥi\
The verdict
“bête de nuit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne active la nuit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bete-de-nuit · bête de nuit · French
bête de nuit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bête de nuit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛt də nɥi\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bête de nuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛt də nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne active la nuit.".
bête de nuit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bête de nuit, spelled B-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -N-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Personne active la nuit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bête de nuit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rien n'est plus efficace que les premiers oiseaux et les travailleurs pour culpabiliser les bêtes de nuit.
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.