fil dentaire

\fil dɑ̃.tɛʁ\

/\fil dɑ̃.tɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Brin mince en coton ou synthétique destiné à l’hygiène buccodentaire.

Key facts for fil dentaire
PropertyValue
Headwordfil dentaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fil dɑ̃.tɛʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fil dentaire” sits in French frequency

fil dentaire 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

fil dentaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fil dɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for fil dentaire in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fil dentaire, spelled F-I-L- -D-E-N-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brin mince en coton ou synthétique destiné à l’hygiène buccodentaire.
  2. 2
    String de bain.

Synonyms

soie dentaire

This word in other languages

floss(English)hilo dental(Español)Zahnseide(Deutsch)

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 "fil dentaire"?
"fil dentaire" is spelled F-I-L- -D-E-N-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fil dɑ̃.tɛʁ\.
What does "fil dentaire" mean?
As a noun, "fil dentaire" means: Brin mince en coton ou synthétique destiné à l’hygiène buccodentaire.
How do you pronounce "fil dentaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fil dentaire" is \fil dɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fil dentaire" come from?
"fil dentaire" 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 “fil dentaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-I-L- -D-E-N-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fil dɑ̃.tɛʁ\ (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