bleu ciel
\blø sjɛl\
The verdict
“bleu ciel” 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) - Couleur bleue, mélangée de blanc. #77B5FE
Corpus desk
Index FR-bleu-ciel · bleu ciel · French
bleu ciel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bleu ciel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \blø sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bleu ciel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bleu ciel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \blø sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couleur bleue, mélangée de blanc. #77B5FE".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bleu ciel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bleu ciel, spelled B-L-E-U- -C-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Couleur bleue, mélangée de blanc. #77B5FE
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bleu ciel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Patrick remarqua que ses artères métacarpiennes dorsales étaient bleu ciel sur le dos de ses mains pâles.
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.