dame blanche
\dam blɑ̃ʃ\
The verdict
“dame blanche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom populaire de l’effraie des clochers (rapace nocturne).
Corpus desk
Index FR-dame-blanche · dame blanche · French
dame blanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dame blanche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dam blɑ̃ʃ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dame blanche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dam blɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dame blanche has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dame blanche, spelled D-A-M-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Nom populaire de l’effraie des clochers (rapace nocturne).
- 2Synonyme de jurançon (le cépage).
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.