bleu de Gênes
\blø.də.ʒɛn\
The verdict
“bleu de Gênes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couleur bleue particulière, utilisée entre autre pour le jeans.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bleu-de-genes · bleu de Gênes · French
bleu de Gênes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | bleu de Gênes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \blø.də.ʒɛn\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bleu de Gênes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bleu de Gênes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \blø.də.ʒɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bleu de Gênes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 bleu de Gênes, spelled B-L-E-U- -D-E- -G-Ê-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Couleur bleue particulière, utilisée entre autre pour le jeans.
- 2Personne portant un bleu de travail.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bleu de Gênes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mlle Roggers , dans la pièce de Capus , les Passagères , porte une toilette en velours de cette couleur bleu de Gênes, qui est si seyante au teint.
On mit ces jetons dans une belle bourse «bleu de Gênes, garnie de tresse double avec or et soie, enrichie de glands et de furluches».
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.