fête de la musique

\fɛt də la my.zik\

/\fɛt də la my.zik\/ noun

The verdict

“fête de la musique” 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
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de concerts donnés gracieusement par des musiciens professionnels ou amateurs, surtout dans les rues, dans la nuit du solstice d'été.

Key facts for fête de la musique
PropertyValue
Headwordfête de la musique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛt də la my.zik\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fête de la musique” sits in French frequency

fête de la musique 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 fête de la musique is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛt də la my.zik\. 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: "Ensemble de concerts donnés gracieusement par des musiciens professionnels ou amateurs, surtout dans les rues, dans la nuit du solstice d'été.".

Zero misspellings are on record for fête de la musique in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fête de la musique, spelled F-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -L-A- -M-U-S-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de concerts donnés gracieusement par des musiciens professionnels ou amateurs, surtout dans les rues, dans la nuit du solstice d'été.

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 "fête de la musique"?
"fête de la musique" is spelled F-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -L-A- -M-U-S-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛt də la my.zik\.
What does "fête de la musique" mean?
As a noun, "fête de la musique" means: Ensemble de concerts donnés gracieusement par des musiciens professionnels ou amateurs, surtout dans les rues, dans la nuit du solstice d'été.
How do you pronounce "fête de la musique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fête de la musique" is \fɛt də la my.zik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fête de la musique" come from?
"fête de la musique" 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 “fête de la musique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -L-A- -M-U-S-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛt də la my.zik\ (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