nord-ouest
\nɔ.ʁ‿wɛst\
The verdict
“nord-ouest” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Point de l’horizon qui est entre le nord et l’ouest. Il correspond à l'azimut 315°.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nord-ouest · nord-ouest · French
nord-ouest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | nord-ouest |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ.ʁ‿wɛst\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nord-ouest » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nord-ouest is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ.ʁ‿wɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nord-ouest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nord-ouest, spelled N-O-R-D---O-U-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Point de l’horizon qui est entre le nord et l’ouest. Il correspond à l'azimut 315°.
- 2Vent qui souffle entre le nord et l’ouest.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nord-ouest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La colonne descend dans la vallée au Sud du camp et suit le cours du ruisseau d’Aïn El-Fert à l’Ouest, puis au Nord-Ouest.
Que ce soit vers la Champagne mancelle au nord-ouest, le Maine angevin au sud, ou le Perche à l’est – dont le sépare la vallée de la Braye –, ses coteaux ont gardé la couverture boisée originelle.
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.