raisin sec
\ʁɛ.zɛ̃ sɛk\
The verdict
“raisin sec” 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) - Grain de raisin séché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-raisin-sec · raisin sec · French
raisin sec · 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 "R" 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 | raisin sec |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁɛ.zɛ̃ sɛk\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « raisin sec » en français
Rare enough to double-check
raisin sec is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɛ.zɛ̃ sɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grain de raisin séché.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for raisin sec, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is raisin sec, spelled R-A-I-S-I-N- -S-E-C.
Definition
- 1Grain de raisin séché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how raisin sec appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sucre de raisin que l'on appelle aussi glucose, se rencontre dans les fruits sucrés qui présentent en même temps une saveur acide, […]. C'est cette matière qui constitue la poussière blanche que l'on remarque à la surface des raisins secs ; […].
This word in other languages
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.