guerre-éclair
\ɡɛ.ʁ‿e.klɛʁ\
The verdict
“guerre-éclair” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Offensive visant à emporter une victoire décisive le plus rapidement possible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-guerre-eclair · guerre-éclair · French
guerre-éclair · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | guerre-éclair |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɛ.ʁ‿e.klɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
guerre-éclair is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɛ.ʁ‿e.klɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Offensive visant à emporter une victoire décisive le plus rapidement possible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guerre-éclair, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is guerre-éclair, spelled G-U-E-R-R-E---É-C-L-A-I-R.
Definition
- 1Offensive visant à emporter une victoire décisive le plus rapidement possible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how guerre-éclair appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En Yougoslavie et en Grèce, la guerre-éclair se déroule, plus rapidement encore qu’en Pologne.
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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.