noir comme la bouche d’un four
\nwaʁ kɔm la buʃ d‿œ̃ fuʁ\
The verdict
“noir comme la bouche d’un four” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 30
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très obscur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-noir-comme-la-bouche-d-u · noir comme la bouche d’un four · French
noir comme la bouche d’un four · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 30 letters
- VOW-11 11 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | noir comme la bouche d’un four |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \nwaʁ kɔm la buʃ d‿œ̃ fuʁ\ |
| Letters | 30 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
noir comme la bouche d’un four is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nwaʁ kɔm la buʃ d‿œ̃ fuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très obscur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for noir comme la bouche d’un four, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is noir comme la bouche d’un four, spelled N-O-I-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -L-A- -B-O-U-C-H-E- -D-’-U-N- -F-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Très obscur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how noir comme la bouche d’un four appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les trois hommes désignés se disposaient à partir, quoique n’augurant pas grand succès de leur expédition, car la nuit était noire comme la bouche d’un four, et la seule réverbération de la neige permettait de se guider ; …
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