fer-blanc
\fɛʁ.blɑ̃\
The verdict
“fer-blanc” 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) - Tôle de fer recouverte d’étain pour protéger de la rouille et avec laquelle on fabriquait des ustensiles courants, les boîtes de conserve, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fer-blanc · fer-blanc · French
fer-blanc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | fer-blanc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛʁ.blɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fer-blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛʁ.blɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fer-blanc in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fer-blanc, spelled F-E-R---B-L-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1Tôle de fer recouverte d’étain pour protéger de la rouille et avec laquelle on fabriquait des ustensiles courants, les boîtes de conserve, etc.
- 2Métal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fer-blanc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
- Vous ne connaissez pas nos estomacs lithuaniens, reprit le comte ; ils sont doublés de fer-blanc. Nos paysans mangent tous les champignons qu'ils trouvent, et ne s'en portent que mieux.
Je courus à la maison chercher le seau de fer-blanc bien récuré, dans lequel on trayait autrefois la Roussette et que j’avais vu accroché à sa place ordinaire,
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.