feu vert

\fø vɛʁ\

/\fø vɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“feu vert” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feu tricolore dont la couleur verte indique que le passage est autorisé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-feu-vert · feu vert · French

feu vert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for feu vert
PropertyValue
Headwordfeu vert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fø vɛʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « feu vert » en français

feu vertn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feu vert is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fø vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for feu vert in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is feu vert, spelled F-E-U- -V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feu tricolore dont la couleur verte indique que le passage est autorisé.
  2. 2
    Permission, de commencer, d’entreprendre quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how feu vert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Liane est morte un mois et demi avant ma mère, et je crois pouvoir dire sans me tromper que la mort de Liane, qui avait déjà perdu trois enfants, a donné à Lucile le feu vert qu’elle attendait pour mettre un terme à sa propre vie.
  2. S’il vous a décrit l’usage qu’il voulait en faire, et que vous lui avez dit feu vert, vous êtes légalement obligé de garantir que le carrelage que vous leur vendez est conforme à cet usage.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feu vert"?
"feu vert" is spelled F-E-U- -V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fø vɛʁ\.
What does "feu vert" mean?
As a noun, "feu vert" means: Feu tricolore dont la couleur verte indique que le passage est autorisé.
How do you pronounce "feu vert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feu vert" is \fø vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feu vert" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list