Irlande du Nord

\iʁ.lɑ̃d dy nɔʁ\

/\iʁ.lɑ̃d dy nɔʁ\/ name

The verdict

“Irlande du Nord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Une des quatre parties du Royaume-Uni, située au nord de l’Irlande, la seule qui ne fasse pas partie de la Grande-Bretagne. Sa capitale est Belfast. Son code de subdivision ISO 3166-2 est NIR.

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Index FR-irlande-du-nord · Irlande du Nord · French

Irlande du Nord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Irlande du Nord
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrlande du Nord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\iʁ.lɑ̃d dy nɔʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Irlande du Nord » en français

Irlande du Nordn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irlande du Nord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \iʁ.lɑ̃d dy nɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Une des quatre parties du Royaume-Uni, située au nord de l’Irlande, la seule qui ne fasse pas partie de la Grande-Bretagne. Sa capitale est Belfast. Son code de subdivision ISO 3166-2 est NIR.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Irlande du Nord in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Irlande du Nord, spelled I-R-L-A-N-D-E- -D-U- -N-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Une des quatre parties du Royaume-Uni, située au nord de l’Irlande, la seule qui ne fasse pas partie de la Grande-Bretagne. Sa capitale est Belfast. Son code de subdivision ISO 3166-2 est NIR.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Irlande du Nord"?
"Irlande du Nord" is spelled I-R-L-A-N-D-E- -D-U- -N-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \iʁ.lɑ̃d dy nɔʁ\.
What does "Irlande du Nord" mean?
As a proper noun, "Irlande du Nord" means: Une des quatre parties du Royaume-Uni, située au nord de l’Irlande, la seule qui ne fasse pas partie de la Grande-Bretagne. Sa capitale est Belfast. Son code de subdivision ISO 3166-2 est NIR.
How do you pronounce "Irlande du Nord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irlande du Nord" is \iʁ.lɑ̃d dy nɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irlande du Nord" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list