fibre de verre

\fibʁ də vɛʁ\

/\fibʁ də vɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Filaments de verre produits grâce à une filière, rassemblés en fil ou en ruban de fibres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fibre-de-verre · fibre de verre · French

fibre de verre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for fibre de verre
PropertyValue
Headwordfibre de verre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fibʁ də vɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fibre de verre” sits in French frequency

fibre de verre 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.

Rare enough to double-check

fibre de verre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fibʁ də vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

fibre de verre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fibre de verre, spelled F-I-B-R-E- -D-E- -V-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Filaments de verre produits grâce à une filière, rassemblés en fil ou en ruban de fibres.
  2. 2
    Matériau composite armé ou renforcé avec des fibres de verre.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fibre de verre"?
"fibre de verre" is spelled F-I-B-R-E- -D-E- -V-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fibʁ də vɛʁ\.
What does "fibre de verre" mean?
As a noun, "fibre de verre" means: Filaments de verre produits grâce à une filière, rassemblés en fil ou en ruban de fibres.
How do you pronounce "fibre de verre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fibre de verre" is \fibʁ də vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fibre de verre" come from?
"fibre de verre" 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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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