canard colvert
\ka.naʁ kɔl.vɛʁ\
The verdict
“canard colvert” 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 September 3, 2026) - Variante de colvert.
Corpus desk
Index FR-canard-colvert · canard colvert · French
canard colvert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | canard colvert |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.naʁ kɔl.vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « canard colvert » en français
Rare enough to double-check
canard colvert is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.naʁ kɔl.vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de colvert.".
No misspelling variants are generated for canard colvert in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is canard colvert, spelled C-A-N-A-R-D- -C-O-L-V-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1Variante de colvert.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how canard colvert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le canard colvert (Anos platyrhynchos) doit son nom à la coloration particulière de la tète du mâle en période nuptiale, vert bronze aux reflets violacés.
Faune : oiseaux : accenteur mouchet, pinson des arbres, merle noir, rougequeue à front blanc, huppe fasciée, tourterelle des bois, chardonneret élégant, canard colvert, martin-pêcheur d’Europe, héron pourpré, fuligule milouinan, grand cormoran, étourneau sansonnet, pie bavarde, grèbe castagneux, bergeronnette grise, bergeronnette des ruisseaux, pouillot v…
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.