confiture de lait

\kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ də lɛ\

/\kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ də lɛ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mélange de lait et de sucre porté à ébullition, puis cuit à feu doux jusqu’à épaississement et obtention d’une couleur caramel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-confiture-de-lait · confiture de lait · French

confiture de lait · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 confiture de lait
PropertyValue
Headwordconfiture de lait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ də lɛ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « confiture de lait » en français

confiture de laitn'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

confiture de lait is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ də lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mélange de lait et de sucre porté à ébullition, puis cuit à feu doux jusqu’à épaississement et obtention d’une couleur caramel.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for confiture de lait in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is confiture de lait, spelled C-O-N-F-I-T-U-R-E- -D-E- -L-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mélange de lait et de sucre porté à ébullition, puis cuit à feu doux jusqu’à épaississement et obtention d’une couleur caramel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how confiture de lait appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le manjar est une confiture de lait épaisse dont la recette est originaire d'Amérique du Sud.

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 "confiture de lait"?
"confiture de lait" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-T-U-R-E- -D-E- -L-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ də lɛ\.
What does "confiture de lait" mean?
As a noun, "confiture de lait" means: Mélange de lait et de sucre porté à ébullition, puis cuit à feu doux jusqu’à épaississement et obtention d’une couleur caramel.
How do you pronounce "confiture de lait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confiture de lait" is \kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ də lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confiture de lait" come from?
"confiture de lait" 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