demoiselle bleue

\də.mwa.zɛl blø\

/\də.mwa.zɛl blø\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de castagnole noire (poisson).

Corpus desk

Index FR-demoiselle-bleue · demoiselle bleue · French

demoiselle bleue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for demoiselle bleue
PropertyValue
Headworddemoiselle bleue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\də.mwa.zɛl blø\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « demoiselle bleue » en français

demoiselle bleuereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demoiselle bleue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mwa.zɛl blø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de castagnole noire (poisson).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demoiselle bleue, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is demoiselle bleue, spelled D-E-M-O-I-S-E-L-L-E- -B-L-E-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de castagnole noire (poisson).

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 "demoiselle bleue"?
"demoiselle bleue" is spelled D-E-M-O-I-S-E-L-L-E- -B-L-E-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \də.mwa.zɛl blø\.
What does "demoiselle bleue" mean?
As a noun, "demoiselle bleue" means: Synonyme de castagnole noire (poisson).
How do you pronounce "demoiselle bleue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demoiselle bleue" is \də.mwa.zɛl blø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demoiselle bleue" come from?
"demoiselle bleue" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list