diable bleu
\djɑbl blø\
The verdict
“diable bleu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surnom donné à un chasseur alpin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-diable-bleu · diable bleu · French
diable bleu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | diable bleu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \djɑbl blø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « diable bleu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
diable bleu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \djɑbl blø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for diable bleu in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is diable bleu, spelled D-I-A-B-L-E- -B-L-E-U.
Definition
- 1Surnom donné à un chasseur alpin.
- 2Nom donné à une variété de demoiselle, poisson d’aquarium.
- 3Spleen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diable bleu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avez-vous entendu parler, repartit de Locheill, d’une maladie, à laquelle les Anglais sont très sujets, et que l’on appelle le spleen ou diable bleu ?– Non, fit Dumais ; j’ai connu plusieurs de vos Anglais, qui, soit dit sans vous offenser, paraissaient avoir le diable au corps, mais je les aurais crus, ces diables, d’une couleur plus foncée. Arché se pri…
William, au désespoir, tomba dans une profonde tristesse ; le monde lui devint odieux ; enfin, possédé de cette maladie terrible que les insulaires d’Albion appellent le diable bleu ou le spleen, il résolut de mettre fin à ses jours.
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.