éclair de chaleur
\e.klɛʁ də ʃa.lœʁ\
The verdict
“éclair de chaleur” 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 September 3, 2026) - Fulguration.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eclair-de-chaleur · éclair de chaleur · French
éclair de chaleur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | éclair de chaleur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.klɛʁ də ʃa.lœʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
éclair de chaleur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.klɛʁ də ʃa.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fulguration.".
éclair de chaleur has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is éclair de chaleur, spelled É-C-L-A-I-R- -D-E- -C-H-A-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Fulguration.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how éclair de chaleur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La question des éclairs de chaleur se résoudrait aisément par des observations simultanées à chaque extrémité d’une base suffisamment longue, à Toulouse et à Auch, par exemple, car si l’observateur à Toulouse voyait des éclairs dans la direction d’Auch, et que l’habitant d’Auch les vît en même temps vers Toulouse, toujours sans tonnerre, il faudrait class…
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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.