les doigts dans le nez
\le dwa dɑ̃ lə ne\
The verdict
“les doigts dans le nez” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très facilement, sans aucune difficulté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-les-doigts-dans-le-nez · les doigts dans le nez · French
les doigts dans le nez · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | les doigts dans le nez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \le dwa dɑ̃ lə ne\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
les doigts dans le nez is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \le dwa dɑ̃ lə ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très facilement, sans aucune difficulté.".
Zero misspellings are on record for les doigts dans le nez in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is les doigts dans le nez, spelled L-E-S- -D-O-I-G-T-S- -D-A-N-S- -L-E- -N-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Très facilement, sans aucune difficulté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how les doigts dans le nez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Attendez-moi ici… je vais faire ça tout seul, les doigts dans le nez…
On va y passer un moment, des fois, le soir, après bouffer. Vingt minutes de vélo, les doigts dans le nez.
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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.