point noir
\pwɛ̃ nwaʁ\
The verdict
“point noir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comédon ouvert.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-noir · point noir · French
point noir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 noir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ nwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « point noir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
point noir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ nwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for point noir in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is point noir, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -N-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Comédon ouvert.
- 2Nuage noir qui paraît dans un ciel clair et qui annonce l’orage.
- 3Toute circonstance qui, dans une situation d’ailleurs prospère, fait prévoir des troubles, des malheurs.
- 4Lieux d'accident
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how point noir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Venez ici, j’ai un « point noir » à la tempe et, depuis deux jours, le cœur me manque pour le pincer…
Preuve en est : si elles avaient le choix, les prostituées ne le feraient pas. Tu parles d’une rhétorique… comme si l’épileuse de chez Yves Rocher étalait de la cire ou perçait des points noirs par pure vocation esthétique.
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.