date de naissance

\dat də nɛ.sɑ̃s\

/\dat də nɛ.sɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“date de naissance” 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 May 6, 2026) - Spécification du jour, du mois et de l’année de la venue au monde de quelqu’un.

Key facts for date de naissance
PropertyValue
Headworddate de naissance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dat də nɛ.sɑ̃s\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “date de naissance” sits in French frequency

date de naissance 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

date de naissance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dat də nɛ.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spécification du jour, du mois et de l’année de la venue au monde de quelqu’un.".

date de naissance has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 date de naissance, spelled D-A-T-E- -D-E- -N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spécification du jour, du mois et de l’année de la venue au monde de quelqu’un.

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 "date de naissance"?
"date de naissance" is spelled D-A-T-E- -D-E- -N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dat də nɛ.sɑ̃s\.
What does "date de naissance" mean?
As a noun, "date de naissance" means: Spécification du jour, du mois et de l’année de la venue au monde de quelqu’un.
How do you pronounce "date de naissance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "date de naissance" is \dat də nɛ.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "date de naissance" come from?
"date de naissance" 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 “date de naissance”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-A-T-E- -D-E- -N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dat də nɛ.sɑ̃s\ (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