point zéro
\pwɛ̃ ze.ʁo\
The verdict
“point zéro” 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) - Point obtenu par la projection verticale, sur la surface terrestre, du point d’explosion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-zero · point zéro · French
point zéro · 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 zéro |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ ze.ʁo\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « point zéro » en français
Rare enough to double-check
point zéro is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ ze.ʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for point zéro, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 point zéro, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -Z-É-R-O.
Definition
- 1Point obtenu par la projection verticale, sur la surface terrestre, du point d’explosion.
- 2Kilomètre zéro.
- 3Niveau le plus faible atteint par un phénomène.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how point zéro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le crépuscule est le « point zéro sonore » dans l’ordre de la nature. À vrai dire, ce n’est guère un point zéro, ce n’est point le silence, mais le minimum sonore propre à la nature.
Synonyms
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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.