point zéro
\pwɛ̃ ze.ʁo\
The verdict
“point zéro” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Point obtenu par la projection verticale, sur la surface terrestre, du point d’explosion.
| 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) |
Where “point zéro” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for point zéro is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pwɛ̃ ze.ʁo\. 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.
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.
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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.
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Using “point zéro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -Z-É-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pwɛ̃ ze.ʁo\ (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.