nuage de fumée

\ny.aʒ də fy.me\

/\ny.aʒ də fy.me\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gigantesque masse de fumée formée par un incendie.

Key facts for nuage de fumée
PropertyValue
Headwordnuage de fumée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ny.aʒ də fy.me\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nuage de fumée” sits in French frequency

nuage de fumée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

nuage de fumée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ny.aʒ də fy.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gigantesque masse de fumée formée par un incendie.".

nuage de fumée doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nuage de fumée, spelled N-U-A-G-E- -D-E- -F-U-M-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gigantesque masse de fumée formée par un incendie.

Synonyms

panache de fumée

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nuage de fumée"?
"nuage de fumée" is spelled N-U-A-G-E- -D-E- -F-U-M-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ny.aʒ də fy.me\.
What does "nuage de fumée" mean?
As a noun, "nuage de fumée" means: Gigantesque masse de fumée formée par un incendie.
How do you pronounce "nuage de fumée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuage de fumée" is \ny.aʒ də fy.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuage de fumée" come from?
"nuage de fumée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “nuage de fumée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-U-A-G-E- -D-E- -F-U-M-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ny.aʒ də fy.me\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list