peste blanche
\pɛst blɑ̃ʃ\
The verdict
“peste blanche” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maladie épidémique indéterminée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peste blanche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛst blɑ̃ʃ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “peste blanche” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for peste blanche is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɛst blɑ̃ʃ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for peste blanche, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is peste blanche, spelled P-E-S-T-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Maladie épidémique indéterminée.
- 2Surnom de la tuberculose.
- 3Ancien surnom de la maladie du charbon, de l’anthrax.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “peste blanche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-S-T-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɛst blɑ̃ʃ\ (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.