papillon de nuit
\pa.pi.jɔ̃ də nɥi\
The verdict
“papillon de nuit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a 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) - Papillon nocturne, appartenant souvent à la famille des Noctuidae.
Corpus desk
Index FR-papillon-de-nuit · papillon de nuit · French
papillon de nuit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | papillon de nuit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.pi.jɔ̃ də nɥi\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « papillon de nuit » en français
Rare enough to double-check
papillon de nuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.pi.jɔ̃ də nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papillon nocturne, appartenant souvent à la famille des Noctuidae.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for papillon de nuit, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is papillon de nuit, spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N- -D-E- -N-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Papillon nocturne, appartenant souvent à la famille des Noctuidae.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how papillon de nuit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est l’âme attendrie de nos caresses, voltigeante le long des murs, comme ce papillon de nuit, fait de nacre et d’argent, qui tourne et meurt au pied du chandelier.
Elle se gratta le cou en observant un papillon de nuit qui se cognait contre l’abat-jour de la lampe.
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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.