nord-est

\nɔ.ʁ‿ɛst\

/\nɔ.ʁ‿ɛst\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Point de l’horizon qui est entre le nord et l’est. Il correspond à l'azimut 45°.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nord-est · nord-est · French

nord-est · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for nord-est
PropertyValue
Headwordnord-est
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ.ʁ‿ɛst\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nord-est » en français

nord-estn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

nord-est is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ.ʁ‿ɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for nord-est in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nord-est, spelled N-O-R-D---E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Point de l’horizon qui est entre le nord et l’est. Il correspond à l'azimut 45°.
  2. 2
    Vent qui souffle entre le nord et l’est.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nord-est appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] et dans la mer des Antilles je faisais une bonne moyenne de marche poussé par les alizés qui soufflaient frais et réguliers du Nord-Est.
  2. Du vélo 365 jours dans l’année : à Oulu, ville finlandaise au nord-est du golfe de Botnie, ni les températures négatives, ni les premières neiges n’arrêtent les cyclistes, dans cette commune qui se définit elle-même comme « la capitale du vélo en hiver ».

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nord-est"?
"nord-est" is spelled N-O-R-D---E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.ʁ‿ɛst\.
What does "nord-est" mean?
As a noun, "nord-est" means: Point de l’horizon qui est entre le nord et l’est. Il correspond à l'azimut 45°.
How do you pronounce "nord-est"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nord-est" is \nɔ.ʁ‿ɛst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nord-est" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list