nouvelle lune
\nu.vɛl lyn\
The verdict
“nouvelle lune” 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 September 3, 2026) - Phase lunaire où la lune n’apparaît pas, son disque n’étant pas éclairé par le soleil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nouvelle-lune · nouvelle lune · French
nouvelle lune · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 lune |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nu.vɛl lyn\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nouvelle lune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nu.vɛl lyn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Phase lunaire où la lune n’apparaît pas, son disque n’étant pas éclairé par le soleil.".
nouvelle lune doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nouvelle lune, spelled N-O-U-V-E-L-L-E- -L-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Phase lunaire où la lune n’apparaît pas, son disque n’étant pas éclairé par le soleil.
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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.