messe de minuit
\mɛs də mi.nɥi\
The verdict
“messe de minuit” 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 September 3, 2026) - Messe célébrée par les chrétiens durant la nuit du 24 au 25 décembre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-messe-de-minuit · messe de minuit · French
messe de minuit · 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 "M" 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 | messe de minuit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛs də mi.nɥi\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
messe de minuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛs də mi.nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Messe célébrée par les chrétiens durant la nuit du 24 au 25 décembre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for messe de minuit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is messe de minuit, spelled M-E-S-S-E- -D-E- -M-I-N-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Messe célébrée par les chrétiens durant la nuit du 24 au 25 décembre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how messe de minuit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La grande distraction qu’elle m’offre est la messe de minuit, parce que c’est gratis.
Aller à la messe de minuit, c’est l’ambition naturelle et le grand désir de tous les paysans canadiens, même de ceux qui demeurent le plus loin des villages. Tout ce qu’ils ont bravé pour venir : le froid, la nuit dans le bois, les mauvais chemins et les grandes distances, ajoute à la solennité et au mystère.
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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.