blanc comme un linge

/\blɑ̃ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lɛ̃ʒ\/ adj

Letters

20 characters

Language

French

word origin

Misspellings

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tracked variants

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similar word pairs

blanc comme un linge is anFrenchadj. It means: Terrifié, très effrayé. Se dit de quelqu’un qui a blêmi subitement. Pronounced \blɑ̃ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lɛ̃ʒ\.

Key facts for blanc comme un linge
PropertyValue
Headwordblanc comme un linge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\blɑ̃ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lɛ̃ʒ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

blanc comme un linge is not present in the top-100,000 ranked French corpus, typical for technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary.

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for blanc comme un linge is 20 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \blɑ̃ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lɛ̃ʒ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for blanc comme un linge in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is blanc comme un linge, spelled B-L-A-N-C- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -L-I-N-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terrifié, très effrayé. Se dit de quelqu’un qui a blêmi subitement.
  2. 2
    Se dit de quelqu'un qui a la peau pâle.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blanc comme un linge"?
"blanc comme un linge" is spelled B-L-A-N-C- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -L-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \blɑ̃ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lɛ̃ʒ\.
What does "blanc comme un linge" mean?
As an adj, "blanc comme un linge" means: Terrifié, très effrayé. Se dit de quelqu’un qui a blêmi subitement.
How do you pronounce "blanc comme un linge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blanc comme un linge" is \blɑ̃ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lɛ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blanc comme un linge" 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.