point aveugle
\pwɛ̃ a.vœɡl\
The verdict
“point aveugle” 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) - Partie de la rétine où s’insère le nerf optique et qui est ainsi complètement aveugle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-aveugle · point aveugle · French
point aveugle · 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 "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 | point aveugle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ a.vœɡl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
point aveugle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ a.vœɡl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie de la rétine où s’insère le nerf optique et qui est ainsi complètement aveugle.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for point aveugle, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is point aveugle, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -A-V-E-U-G-L-E.
Definition
- 1Partie de la rétine où s’insère le nerf optique et qui est ainsi complètement aveugle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how point aveugle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le point aveugle est dépourvu de photorécepteurs.
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