lait de vache

\lɛ də vaʃ\

/\lɛ də vaʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“lait de vache” 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) - Sécrétion des glandes mammaires des femelles de l’espèce Bos taurus communément appelée vaches.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lait-de-vache · lait de vache · French

lait de vache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lait de vache
PropertyValue
Headwordlait de vache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ də vaʃ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lait de vache » en français

lait de vachereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lait de vache is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ də vaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sécrétion des glandes mammaires des femelles de l’espèce Bos taurus communément appelée vaches.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lait de vache, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lait de vache, spelled L-A-I-T- -D-E- -V-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sécrétion des glandes mammaires des femelles de l’espèce Bos taurus communément appelée vaches.

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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 "lait de vache"?
"lait de vache" is spelled L-A-I-T- -D-E- -V-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ də vaʃ\.
What does "lait de vache" mean?
As a noun, "lait de vache" means: Sécrétion des glandes mammaires des femelles de l’espèce Bos taurus communément appelée vaches.
How do you pronounce "lait de vache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lait de vache" is \lɛ də vaʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lait de vache" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list