fée verte
\fe vɛʁt\
The verdict
“fée verte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absinthe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fee-verte · fée verte · French
fée verte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fée verte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fe vɛʁt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fée verte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fée verte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fe vɛʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absinthe.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fée verte, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fée verte, spelled F-É-E- -V-E-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Absinthe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fée verte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sous l’impulsion des médecins, une interdiction fut décrétée en 1906 concernant l’absinthe, alors que la « fée verte » était à peine consommée en Belgique.
A l’hôpital, soigné à la morphine, il en était devenu dépendant, ne pouvait plus s’en passer, l’appelait sa fée grise. « En voulez-vous ? proposa-t-il à Verlaine qui commandait une énième absinthe. Ça vous changera de la fée verte. »
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.