pointer le bout de son nez
The verdict
“pointer le bout de son nez” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apparaître, se montrer, se faire voir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pointer-le-bout-de-son-n · pointer le bout de son nez · French
pointer le bout de son nez · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | pointer le bout de son nez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pointer le bout de son nez » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pointer le bout de son nez is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apparaître, se montrer, se faire voir.".
pointer le bout de son nez doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pointer le bout de son nez, spelled P-O-I-N-T-E-R- -L-E- -B-O-U-T- -D-E- -S-O-N- -N-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Apparaître, se montrer, se faire voir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pointer le bout de son nez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au moment où la mort pointe le bout de son nez rongé, tout ressurgit, tout remonte à la surface. Comme les débris d’un naufrage.
Elle avait même fait la fête avec eux, du temps où elle était célèbre, c’est-à-dire avant que je pointe le bout de mon nez et brise du même coup tous ses rêves.
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.