first light
\ˈfɜːst ˈlaɪt\
The verdict
“first light” 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) - Aurore, levée du jour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-first-light · first light · French
first light · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | first light |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈfɜːst ˈlaɪt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « first light » en français
Rare enough to double-check
first light is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfɜːst ˈlaɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aurore, levée du jour.".
first light doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 first light, spelled F-I-R-S-T- -L-I-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1Aurore, levée du jour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how first light appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Get your winks while you can ’cause we’re goin’ fishing at first light.
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.