cueillir à froid

\kœ.ji.ʁ‿a fʁwa\

/\kœ.ji.ʁ‿a fʁwa\/ verb

The verdict

“cueillir à froid” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - 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) - Surprendre quelqu’un avec une action à laquelle il ne s’attendait pas.

Key facts for cueillir à froid
PropertyValue
Headwordcueillir à froid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kœ.ji.ʁ‿a fʁwa\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cueillir à froid” sits in French frequency

cueillir à froid 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 cueillir à froid is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kœ.ji.ʁ‿a fʁwa\. 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: "Surprendre quelqu’un avec une action à laquelle il ne s’attendait pas.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cueillir à froid, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cueillir à froid, spelled C-U-E-I-L-L-I-R- -À- -F-R-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surprendre quelqu’un avec une action à laquelle il ne s’attendait pas.

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 "cueillir à froid"?
"cueillir à froid" is spelled C-U-E-I-L-L-I-R- -À- -F-R-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \kœ.ji.ʁ‿a fʁwa\.
What does "cueillir à froid" mean?
As a verb, "cueillir à froid" means: Surprendre quelqu’un avec une action à laquelle il ne s’attendait pas.
How do you pronounce "cueillir à froid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cueillir à froid" is \kœ.ji.ʁ‿a fʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cueillir à froid" come from?
"cueillir à froid" 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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Using “cueillir à froid”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-U-E-I-L-L-I-R- -À- -F-R-O-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kœ.ji.ʁ‿a fʁwa\ (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