dans le vent
\dɑ̃ l‿vɑ̃\
The verdict
“dans le vent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Dans la direction du vent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dans-le-vent · dans le vent · French
dans le vent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dans le vent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃ l‿vɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dans le vent » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dans le vent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ l‿vɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dans le vent, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dans le vent, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-E- -V-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Dans la direction du vent.
- 2Selon les goûts, les mœurs du moment.
- 3Dans le vide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dans le vent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a mis l’avant de son navire dans le vent pour regagner un peu de vitesse.
Ça marche! Les gars, demain ce sera le jouet… dans le vent.
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.