quarante-vingt
\ka.ʁɑ̃t vɛ̃\
The verdict
“quarante-vingt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soixante. Note d’usage : Pour donner une impression d’être plus petit que soixante.
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Index FR-quarante-vingt · quarante-vingt · French
quarante-vingt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | quarante-vingt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ʁɑ̃t vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
quarante-vingt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ʁɑ̃t vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soixante. Note d’usage : Pour donner une impression d’être plus petit que soixante.".
quarante-vingt has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is quarante-vingt, spelled Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-E---V-I-N-G-T.
Definition
- 1Soixante. Note d’usage : Pour donner une impression d’être plus petit que soixante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quarante-vingt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Car Alice a bientôt soixante ans, mais elle préfère dire quarante-vingt ans, elle trouve que ces deux nombres reflètent les deux plus beaux âges d’une femme…
Je vais bientôt avoir quarante-vingt ans (ça sonne mieux à mes oreilles que soixante !)
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.