Nouvelle-Cythère
\nu.vɛl.si.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“Nouvelle-Cythère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de Tahiti.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nouvelle-cythere · Nouvelle-Cythère · French
Nouvelle-Cythère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Nouvelle-Cythère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \nu.vɛl.si.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Nouvelle-Cythère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \nu.vɛl.si.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de Tahiti.".
Nouvelle-Cythère doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Nouvelle-Cythère, spelled N-O-U-V-E-L-L-E---C-Y-T-H-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de Tahiti.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nouvelle-Cythère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bougainville arrivant à Tahiti, après une traversée triste et monotone, nomme l’île Nouvelle-Cythère, et voit dans chaque Tahitienne une déesse digne de fouler les prés toujours fleuris de Paphos et d’Amathonte. Aujourd’hui la Nouvelle-Cythère a perdu tous ses prestiges et l’on accuse Bougainville d’exagération et de fol enthousiasme.
L’habile et spirituel navigateur appela l’île Nouvelle-Cythère ; mais le nom indigène de Taïti qu’il fit connaître à l’Europe, prévalut cette fois.
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.