moulin à vent
\mu.lɛ̃ a vɑ̃\
The verdict
“moulin à vent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bâtiment à ailes mobiles qui transmettent l’énergie du vent à un dispositif rotatif généralement destiné à moudre la farine et presser l’huile.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moulin à vent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mu.lɛ̃ a vɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moulin à vent” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
moulin à vent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mu.lɛ̃ a vɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for moulin à vent, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is moulin à vent, spelled M-O-U-L-I-N- -À- -V-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Bâtiment à ailes mobiles qui transmettent l’énergie du vent à un dispositif rotatif généralement destiné à moudre la farine et presser l’huile.
- 2Meuble représentant l’édifice du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est représenté de face les ailes au nombre de quatre et posées en sautoir. À rapprocher de moulin.
- 3Jouet composé d’une roue munie de pales en papier ou en plastique, dont l’axe est fixé à un bâtonnet.
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.
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Using “moulin à vent”
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- The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-L-I-N- -À- -V-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mu.lɛ̃ a vɑ̃\ (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.