fleur du vin
\flœʁ dy vɛ̃\
The verdict
“fleur du 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) - Biofilm se formant à la surface du vin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fleur-du-vin · fleur du vin · French
fleur du 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 du vin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \flœʁ dy vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fleur du vin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fleur du vin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \flœʁ dy vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Biofilm se formant à la surface du vin.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fleur du vin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fleur du vin, spelled F-L-E-U-R- -D-U- -V-I-N.
Definition
- 1Biofilm se formant à la surface du vin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fleur du vin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il [Louis Pasteur] interroge les vignerons d’Arbois - Gallier, Charrière et son voisin Vercel -, observe différents vins. Il met en évidence la différence entre la fleur de vinaigre des vins acides (Mycoderma aceti) et la fleur du vin (Mycoderma vini). Il montre que les levures du voile typiques du vin jaune sont responsables du bouquet de ces derniers :…
À la fin de l’hiver, quand la température du cellier dépassait 10° C, un voile de levure se développait à la surface libre du vin au contact de l’air. On appelait ce voile la fleur du vin. Au contact de l’air les micro-organismes aérobies se développent et s’unissent, forment un voile très fin qui petit à petit s’épaissit.
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.