idée de génie
\i.de də ʒe.ni\
The verdict
“idée de génie” 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) - Excellente idée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-idee-de-genie · idée de génie · French
idée de génie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | idée de génie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.de də ʒe.ni\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
idée de génie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.de də ʒe.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for idée de génie, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is idée de génie, spelled I-D-É-E- -D-E- -G-É-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Excellente idée.
- 2Idée ridicule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how idée de génie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Club Med. Le Post-it. Le Walkman. Le four à micro-ondes.[…] 12 idées de génie auxquelles personne ne croyait.
Synonyms
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.