caresser l’idée
\ka.ʁɛ.se l‿i.de\
The verdict
“caresser l’idée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avoir un projet, entretenir l’espoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-caresser-l-idee · caresser l’idée · French
caresser l’idée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | caresser l’idée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.ʁɛ.se l‿i.de\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « caresser l’idée » en français
Rare enough to double-check
caresser l’idée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.ʁɛ.se l‿i.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir un projet, entretenir l’espoir.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for caresser l’idée, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 caresser l’idée, spelled C-A-R-E-S-S-E-R- -L-’-I-D-É-E.
Definition
- 1Avoir un projet, entretenir l’espoir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caresser l’idée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Grimes était aujourd’hui bien trop familier de sa souille pour caresser l’idée qu’il comptait parmi les élus tragiques.
Il ne pouvait permettre qu’on lui dispute sa place, surtout pas devant ces loups qui l’accompagnaient et caressaient encore l’idée qu’ils pouvaient être les maîtres de la manade.
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.