boule de neige
\bul də nɛʒ\
The verdict
“boule de neige” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Neige agglomérée en forme de boule utilisée comme projectile pour les jeux d’enfants.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boule de neige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bul də nɛʒ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boule de neige” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
boule de neige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bul də nɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boule de neige, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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. The correct French form is boule de neige, spelled B-O-U-L-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Neige agglomérée en forme de boule utilisée comme projectile pour les jeux d’enfants.
- 2Objet décoratif qui contient de l’eau et des paillettes de plastique pour représenter la neige.
- 3Variété à fleurs doubles de l’obier (ou viorne obier), appelée aussi caillebotte et pelote de neige.
- 4Nom vulgaire de l’agaric champêtre, dit encore champignon des bruyères.
- 5Synonyme d’agaric des jachères (espèce de champignons).
- 6Conséquence en chaîne d’un événement.
- 7Chou-fleur.
- 8Phrase dont la longueur des mots augmente puis diminue régulièrement, ou poème dont les vers sont croissants puis décroissants.
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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.
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Using “boule de neige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-L-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bul də nɛʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.