onde de tempête

\ɔ̃d də tɑ̃.pɛt\

/\ɔ̃d də tɑ̃.pɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rehaussement du niveau de la mer sur la côte causé par les vents d'une importante dépression qui pousse sur la surface de l'océan ou d'un lac.

Key facts for onde de tempête
PropertyValue
Headwordonde de tempête
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ̃d də tɑ̃.pɛt\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “onde de tempête” sits in French frequency

onde de tempête 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

onde de tempête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ̃d də tɑ̃.pɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rehaussement du niveau de la mer sur la côte causé par les vents d'une importante dépression qui pousse sur la surface de l'océan ou d'un lac.".

Zero misspellings are on record for onde de tempête in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 onde de tempête, spelled O-N-D-E- -D-E- -T-E-M-P-Ê-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rehaussement du niveau de la mer sur la côte causé par les vents d'une importante dépression qui pousse sur la surface de l'océan ou d'un lac.

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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 "onde de tempête"?
"onde de tempête" is spelled O-N-D-E- -D-E- -T-E-M-P-Ê-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ̃d də tɑ̃.pɛt\.
What does "onde de tempête" mean?
As a noun, "onde de tempête" means: Rehaussement du niveau de la mer sur la côte causé par les vents d'une importante dépression qui pousse sur la surface de l'océan ou d'un lac.
How do you pronounce "onde de tempête"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "onde de tempête" is \ɔ̃d də tɑ̃.pɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "onde de tempête" come from?
"onde de tempête" 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 “onde de tempête”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-N-D-E- -D-E- -T-E-M-P-Ê-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ̃d də tɑ̃.pɛt\ (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