éclipse lunaire

\e.klips ly.nɛʁ\

/\e.klips ly.nɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Éclipse se produisant à chaque fois que la Lune se trouve dans l’ombre de la Terre.

Key facts for éclipse lunaire
PropertyValue
Headwordéclipse lunaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.klips ly.nɛʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “éclipse lunaire” sits in French frequency

éclipse lunaire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

éclipse lunaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.klips ly.nɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Éclipse se produisant à chaque fois que la Lune se trouve dans l’ombre de la Terre.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for éclipse lunaire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is éclipse lunaire, spelled É-C-L-I-P-S-E- -L-U-N-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Éclipse se produisant à chaque fois que la Lune se trouve dans l’ombre de la Terre.

Synonyms

éclipse de Lune

This word in other languages

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 "éclipse lunaire"?
"éclipse lunaire" is spelled É-C-L-I-P-S-E- -L-U-N-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.klips ly.nɛʁ\.
What does "éclipse lunaire" mean?
As a noun, "éclipse lunaire" means: Éclipse se produisant à chaque fois que la Lune se trouve dans l’ombre de la Terre.
How do you pronounce "éclipse lunaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éclipse lunaire" is \e.klips ly.nɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éclipse lunaire" come from?
"éclipse lunaire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “éclipse lunaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is É-C-L-I-P-S-E- -L-U-N-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.klips ly.nɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list