danse du ventre

\dɑ̃s dy vɑ̃tʁ\

/\dɑ̃s dy vɑ̃tʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Style de danse originaire du Moyen-Orient, caractérisé par le ventre dénudé et les mouvements des hanches.

Key facts for danse du ventre
PropertyValue
Headworddanse du ventre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɑ̃s dy vɑ̃tʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “danse du ventre” sits in French frequency

danse du ventre 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.

Rare enough to double-check

danse du ventre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɑ̃s dy vɑ̃tʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for danse du ventre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is danse du ventre, spelled D-A-N-S-E- -D-U- -V-E-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Style de danse originaire du Moyen-Orient, caractérisé par le ventre dénudé et les mouvements des hanches.
  2. 2
    Manœuvre de séduction ou de complaisance.

Synonyms

danse orientale

This word in other languages

belly dance(English)Bauchtanz(Deutsch)

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 "danse du ventre"?
"danse du ventre" is spelled D-A-N-S-E- -D-U- -V-E-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃s dy vɑ̃tʁ\.
What does "danse du ventre" mean?
As a noun, "danse du ventre" means: Style de danse originaire du Moyen-Orient, caractérisé par le ventre dénudé et les mouvements des hanches.
How do you pronounce "danse du ventre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "danse du ventre" is \dɑ̃s dy vɑ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "danse du ventre" come from?
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Using “danse du ventre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-A-N-S-E- -D-U- -V-E-N-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɑ̃s dy vɑ̃tʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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