flocon de neige
\flɔ.kɔ̃ də nɛʒ\
The verdict
“flocon de neige” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Agrégat macroscopique de cristaux de glace.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flocon de neige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \flɔ.kɔ̃ də nɛʒ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flocon de neige” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
flocon de neige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \flɔ.kɔ̃ də nɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for flocon de neige in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 flocon de neige, spelled F-L-O-C-O-N- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Agrégat macroscopique de cristaux de glace.
- 2Meuble représentant le cristal d’eau du même nom dans les armoiries. À rapprocher de cristal de givre et cristal de neige.
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.
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Using “flocon de neige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-L-O-C-O-N- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.