feu du ciel
\fø dy sjɛl\
The verdict
“feu du ciel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Foudre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-feu-du-ciel · feu du ciel · French
feu du ciel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | feu du ciel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fø dy sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « feu du ciel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
feu du ciel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fø dy sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
feu du ciel has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is feu du ciel, spelled F-E-U- -D-U- -C-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Foudre.
- 2Soleil.
- 3Bombardements.
- 4Châtiment divin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how feu du ciel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La foudre … est un événement qui offre à la perception la lumière qu’elle projette et le bruit qu’elle émet, mais aussi la manière dont elle se manifeste (avec rapidité, violence) et les effets qu’elle produit (incendie, destruction, ruine), en particulier par le feu qui la suit parfois (dont témoigne la dénomination de la foudre comme feu du ciel) ; cett…
Le feu existe sous deux formes principales pour les Maseual-Nahua d’aujourd’hui : d’abord le feu domestique, celui du foyer (tikonteno). Un autre feu a beaucoup d’importance, le feu du ciel, la foudre, ou plutôt « les foudres », car il s’agit d’entités masculines individualisées.
Synonyms
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.