goutte-de-sang
\ɡut.də.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“goutte-de-sang” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un insecte lépidoptère (papillon) de nuit de la famille des arctidés (Arctiidae), toxique, dont le dos des ailes antérieures est de couleur noire et rouge, très voyante.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goutte-de-sang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡut.də.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “goutte-de-sang” sits in French frequency
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goutte-de-sang is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡut.də.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un insecte lépidoptère (papillon) de nuit de la famille des arctidés (Arctiidae), toxique, dont le dos des ailes antérieures est de couleur noire et rouge, très voyante.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for goutte-de-sang, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is goutte-de-sang, spelled G-O-U-T-T-E---D-E---S-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Un insecte lépidoptère (papillon) de nuit de la famille des arctidés (Arctiidae), toxique, dont le dos des ailes antérieures est de couleur noire et rouge, très voyante.
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- The one correct French spelling is G-O-U-T-T-E---D-E---S-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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