espace vert

\ɛs.pas vɛʁ\

/\ɛs.pas vɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“espace vert” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espace d’agrément végétalisé (par exemple engazonné, arboré, éventuellement planté de fleurs et d'arbres et buissons d'ornement, et souvent garni de pièces d’eau et cheminements).

Key facts for espace vert
PropertyValue
Headwordespace vert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.pas vɛʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “espace vert” sits in French frequency

espace vert 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for espace vert is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛs.pas vɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Espace d’agrément végétalisé (par exemple engazonné, arboré, éventuellement planté de fleurs et d'arbres et buissons d'ornement, et souvent garni de pièces d’eau et cheminements).".

No misspelling variants are generated for espace vert in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is espace vert, spelled E-S-P-A-C-E- -V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace d’agrément végétalisé (par exemple engazonné, arboré, éventuellement planté de fleurs et d'arbres et buissons d'ornement, et souvent garni de pièces d’eau et cheminements).

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 "espace vert"?
"espace vert" is spelled E-S-P-A-C-E- -V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.pas vɛʁ\.
What does "espace vert" mean?
As a noun, "espace vert" means: Espace d’agrément végétalisé (par exemple engazonné, arboré, éventuellement planté de fleurs et d'arbres et buissons d'ornement, et souvent garni de pièces d’eau et cheminements).
How do you pronounce "espace vert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espace vert" is \ɛs.pas vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espace vert" come from?
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Using “espace vert”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-S-P-A-C-E- -V-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛs.pas vɛʁ\ (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