lever de soleil

\lə.ve də sɔ.lɛj\

/\lə.ve də sɔ.lɛj\/ noun

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The verdict

“lever de soleil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Période du jour durant laquelle le soleil apparait progressivement au dessus de l’horizon, précédé par l’aube et débutant par l’aurore.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lever-de-soleil · lever de soleil · French

lever de soleil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for lever de soleil
PropertyValue
Headwordlever de soleil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lə.ve də sɔ.lɛj\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lever de soleil” sits in French frequency

lever de soleil falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lever de soleil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lə.ve də sɔ.lɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Période du jour durant laquelle le soleil apparait progressivement au dessus de l’horizon, précédé par l’aube et débutant par l’aurore.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lever de soleil, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lever de soleil, spelled L-E-V-E-R- -D-E- -S-O-L-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Période du jour durant laquelle le soleil apparait progressivement au dessus de l’horizon, précédé par l’aube et débutant par l’aurore.

Antonyms

coucher de soleil

This word in other languages

sunrise(English)amanecer(Español)Sonnenaufgang(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lever de soleil"?
"lever de soleil" is spelled L-E-V-E-R- -D-E- -S-O-L-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.ve də sɔ.lɛj\.
What does "lever de soleil" mean?
As a noun, "lever de soleil" means: Période du jour durant laquelle le soleil apparait progressivement au dessus de l’horizon, précédé par l’aube et débutant par l’aurore.
How do you pronounce "lever de soleil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lever de soleil" is \lə.ve də sɔ.lɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lever de soleil" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list