feu de croisement
\fø də kʁwaz.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“feu de croisement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Phare avant d’une voiture qui est baissé pour ne pas éblouir les véhicules croisés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feu de croisement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fø də kʁwaz.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “feu de croisement” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
feu de croisement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fø də kʁwaz.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Phare avant d’une voiture qui est baissé pour ne pas éblouir les véhicules croisés.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for feu de croisement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is feu de croisement, spelled F-E-U- -D-E- -C-R-O-I-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Phare avant d’une voiture qui est baissé pour ne pas éblouir les véhicules croisés.
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.
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Using “feu de croisement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-E-U- -D-E- -C-R-O-I-S-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fø də kʁwaz.mɑ̃\ (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
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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.