éclipse solaire

\ek.lips sɔ.lɛʁ\

/\ek.lips sɔ.lɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“éclipse solaire” 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) - Évènement quand la Lune se place devant le Soleil, occultant totalement ou partiellement l'image du Soleil depuis la Terre.

Key facts for éclipse solaire
PropertyValue
Headwordéclipse solaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ek.lips sɔ.lɛʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “éclipse solaire” sits in French frequency

éclipse solaire 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 solaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ek.lips sɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Évènement quand la Lune se place devant le Soleil, occultant totalement ou partiellement l'image du Soleil depuis la Terre.".

No misspelling variants are generated for éclipse solaire in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is éclipse solaire, spelled É-C-L-I-P-S-E- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Évènement quand la Lune se place devant le Soleil, occultant totalement ou partiellement l'image du Soleil depuis la Terre.

This word in other languages

solar eclipse(English)Sonnenfinsternis(Deutsch)

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 solaire"?
"éclipse solaire" is spelled É-C-L-I-P-S-E- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ek.lips sɔ.lɛʁ\.
What does "éclipse solaire" mean?
As a noun, "éclipse solaire" means: Évènement quand la Lune se place devant le Soleil, occultant totalement ou partiellement l'image du Soleil depuis la Terre.
How do you pronounce "éclipse solaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éclipse solaire" is \ek.lips sɔ.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éclipse solaire" come from?
"éclipse solaire" 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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Using “éclipse solaire”

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- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ek.lips sɔ.lɛʁ\ (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