demi-année
\də.mi.a.ne\
The verdict
“demi-année” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moitié d’une année.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-annee · demi-année · French
demi-année · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | demi-année |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.a.ne\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demi-année is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.a.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moitié d’une année.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demi-année, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is demi-année, spelled D-E-M-I---A-N-N-É-E.
Definition
- 1Moitié d’une année.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demi-année appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On entrait dans des terres ouvertes et, après une demi-année passée dans les Alpes, Camille eut l’impression que des pans de mur s’effondraient de toutes parts, qu’elle perdait brutalement ses appuis et ses repères.
La règle de la demi-année ne s'applique pas à ce bien.
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.