pointer son nez
\pwɛ̃.te sɔ̃ ne\
The verdict
“pointer 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apparaître, se montrer, se faire voir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pointer-son-nez · pointer son nez · French
pointer son nez · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 son nez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃.te sɔ̃ ne\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pointer son nez » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pointer son nez is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pwɛ̃.te sɔ̃ ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apparaître, se montrer, se faire voir.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pointer son nez, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pointer son nez, spelled P-O-I-N-T-E-R- -S-O-N- -N-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Apparaître, se montrer, se faire voir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pointer son nez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’humour noir pointe parfois son nez dans The Killer, témoignant du génie du réalisateur, de l’acteur et du scénariste Andrew Kevin Walker, déjà coauteur de Seven.
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.