donner le feu vert
\dɔ.ne lə fø vɛʁ\
The verdict
“donner le feu vert” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Donner son accord, donner son agrément, autoriser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-donner-le-feu-vert · donner le feu vert · French
donner le feu vert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | donner le feu vert |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɔ.ne lə fø vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “donner le feu vert” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
donner le feu vert is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɔ.ne lə fø vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Donner son accord, donner son agrément, autoriser.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for donner le feu vert, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is donner le feu vert, spelled D-O-N-N-E-R- -L-E- -F-E-U- -V-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1Donner son accord, donner son agrément, autoriser.
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