les doigts dans le nez
\le dwa dɑ̃ lə ne\
The verdict
“les doigts dans le nez” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Très facilement, sans aucune difficulté.
| 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) |
Where “les doigts dans le nez” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for les doigts dans le nez is 22 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \le dwa dɑ̃ lə ne\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “les doigts dans le nez”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-E-S- -D-O-I-G-T-S- -D-A-N-S- -L-E- -N-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \le dwa dɑ̃ lə ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.