fingers in the nose
\fi.ŋœ.ʁ‿in zə noz\
The verdict
“fingers in the nose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de « les doigts dans le nez ».
Corpus desk
Index FR-fingers-in-the-nose · fingers in the nose · French
fingers in the nose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | fingers in the nose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \fi.ŋœ.ʁ‿in zə noz\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fingers in the nose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \fi.ŋœ.ʁ‿in zə noz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de « les doigts dans le nez ».".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fingers in the nose, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fingers in the nose, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-S- -I-N- -T-H-E- -N-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de « les doigts dans le nez ».
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fingers in the nose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
N’allez surtout pas me dire « mission impossible » : nos amis latins et anglo-saxons y parviennent fingers in the nose, alors, pourquoi pas nous ?
Commençons par les images à la gloire d’un Obama ultra bad ass amené à gagner fingers in the nose l’élection présidentielle de 2012.
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.