blanc comme neige
\blɑ̃ kɔm nɛʒ\
The verdict
“blanc comme neige” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'une parfaite blancheur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-blanc-comme-neige · blanc comme neige · French
blanc comme neige · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | blanc comme neige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \blɑ̃ kɔm nɛʒ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « blanc comme neige » en français
Rare enough to double-check
blanc comme neige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \blɑ̃ kɔm nɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for blanc comme neige, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is blanc comme neige, spelled B-L-A-N-C- -C-O-M-M-E- -N-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1D'une parfaite blancheur.
- 2Parfaitement innocent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blanc comme neige appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle me sert un café au lait somptueux avec du pain blanc comme neige, et du beurre, c’est l’avant-guerre oubliée dans ce village perdu…
Un papier blanc comme neige, fabriqué à partir d’un matériau rien moins que durable : du bois venu de plantations d’eucalyptus du Brésil ou d’Asie du Sud-Est et acheminé en Europe.
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.