Le Caire
\lə kɛʁ\
The verdict
“Le Caire” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville égyptienne, capitale de l’Égypte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-le-caire · Le Caire · French
Le Caire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Le Caire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \lə kɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Le Caire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Le Caire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lə kɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Le Caire in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Le Caire, spelled L-E- -C-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Ville égyptienne, capitale de l’Égypte.
- 2Le gouvernement égyptien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Le Caire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gasbieha et sa mère passaient le printemps au Caire, l’été à Alexandrie, et suivaient fréquemment le Pacha à Hélouan, où il soignait ses rhumatismes.
Un des plus célèbres chanteurs du Caire, Abdul-Haï, promis qu’il viendrait de bonne heure se faire entendre, accompagné par ces instruments.
This word in other languages
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.