calende
\ka.lɑ̃d\
The verdict
“calende” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Premier jour de chaque mois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-calende · calende · French
calende · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | calende |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.lɑ̃d\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « calende » en français
Rare enough to double-check
calende is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.lɑ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
calende doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is calende, spelled C-A-L-E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Premier jour de chaque mois.
- 2Chant religieux.
- 3Assemblée de curés et de religieux convoquée par un évêque.
- 4Porte de cathédrale, place voisine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how calende appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi le premier jour de chaque mois, c'est-à-dire de la néoménie ou première apparition de la lune, était appelé calende […], et alors on faisait un sacrifice solennel à Junon.
Mais, au moment où Guillaume parle, on n'était ni loin ni près de la calende, on était le jour de la calende.
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.