fleur de vin
\flœʁ də vɛ̃\
The verdict
“fleur de vin” 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 September 3, 2026) - Variante de fleur du vin : petites moisissures qui paraissent sur le vin au contact de l’air, dans les tonneaux ou dans les bouteilles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fleur-de-vin · fleur de vin · French
fleur de vin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | fleur de vin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \flœʁ də vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fleur de vin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fleur de vin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \flœʁ də vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de fleur du vin : petites moisissures qui paraissent sur le vin au contact de l’air, dans les tonneaux ou dans les bouteilles.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fleur de vin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fleur de vin, spelled F-L-E-U-R- -D-E- -V-I-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de fleur du vin : petites moisissures qui paraissent sur le vin au contact de l’air, dans les tonneaux ou dans les bouteilles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fleur de vin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Examinée au microscope, cette fleur de vin se montre sous la forme de cellules ressemblant un peu à celles du ferment alcoolique, mais plus elliptiques, plus allongées et plus aplaties (Pl. III, fig. 3).
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.