cité-jardin

\si.te ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\

/\si.te ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“cité-jardin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lotissement mêlant habitats et espaces verts.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cite-jardin · cité-jardin · French

cité-jardin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for cité-jardin
PropertyValue
Headwordcité-jardin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.te ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cité-jardin » en français

cité-jardinn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cité-jardin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.te ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lotissement mêlant habitats et espaces verts.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cité-jardin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 cité-jardin, spelled C-I-T-É---J-A-R-D-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lotissement mêlant habitats et espaces verts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cité-jardin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le modèle de la cité-jardin où la société est pensée comme un paysage et la ville fondue dans la campagne, correspond à la mise en place d’un nouvel espace urbain favorisant la régénération des individus dénaturés par leurs conditions de vie sociales.

This word in other languages

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 "cité-jardin"?
"cité-jardin" is spelled C-I-T-É---J-A-R-D-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \si.te ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\.
What does "cité-jardin" mean?
As a noun, "cité-jardin" means: Lotissement mêlant habitats et espaces verts.
How do you pronounce "cité-jardin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cité-jardin" is \si.te ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cité-jardin" come from?
"cité-jardin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list