capteur de rêves

\kap.tœʁ də ʁɛv\

/\kap.tœʁ də ʁɛv\/ noun

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The verdict

“capteur de rêves” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objet artisanal originairement des indiens Ojibway et Chippewa qui le suspendaient au-dessus du berceau de leurs enfants pour retenir dans ses fils ce qui pouvait lui vouloir du mal.

Key facts for capteur de rêves
PropertyValue
Headwordcapteur de rêves
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kap.tœʁ də ʁɛv\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “capteur de rêves” sits in French frequency

capteur de rêves falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for capteur de rêves is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kap.tœʁ də ʁɛv\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Objet artisanal originairement des indiens Ojibway et Chippewa qui le suspendaient au-dessus du berceau de leurs enfants pour retenir dans ses fils ce qui pouvait lui vouloir du mal.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for capteur de rêves, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is capteur de rêves, spelled C-A-P-T-E-U-R- -D-E- -R-Ê-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet artisanal originairement des indiens Ojibway et Chippewa qui le suspendaient au-dessus du berceau de leurs enfants pour retenir dans ses fils ce qui pouvait lui vouloir du mal.

Synonyms

attrape-rêvesattrapeur de rêves

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capteur de rêves"?
"capteur de rêves" is spelled C-A-P-T-E-U-R- -D-E- -R-Ê-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kap.tœʁ də ʁɛv\.
What does "capteur de rêves" mean?
As a noun, "capteur de rêves" means: Objet artisanal originairement des indiens Ojibway et Chippewa qui le suspendaient au-dessus du berceau de leurs enfants pour retenir dans ses fils ce qui pouvait lui vouloir du mal.
How do you pronounce "capteur de rêves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capteur de rêves" is \kap.tœʁ də ʁɛv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capteur de rêves" come from?
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Using “capteur de rêves”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-P-T-E-U-R- -D-E- -R-Ê-V-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kap.tœʁ də ʁɛv\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list