renard bleu

\ʁə.naʁ blø\

/\ʁə.naʁ blø\/ noun

The verdict

“renard bleu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom populaire de l’isatis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-renard-bleu · renard bleu · French

renard bleu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for renard bleu
PropertyValue
Headwordrenard bleu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.naʁ blø\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « renard bleu » en français

renard bleusiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

renard bleu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.naʁ blø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom populaire de l’isatis.".

renard bleu has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 renard bleu, spelled R-E-N-A-R-D- -B-L-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom populaire de l’isatis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how renard bleu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Appelée renard bleu, cette variété, peu courante, est malheureusement très appréciée par les fourreurs !
  2. Des renards bleus, à peine plus farouches que des chiens, nichaient alors dans le local ; j'ai exigé qu'on les épargnât ; […].

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "renard bleu"?
"renard bleu" is spelled R-E-N-A-R-D- -B-L-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.naʁ blø\.
What does "renard bleu" mean?
As a noun, "renard bleu" means: Nom populaire de l’isatis.
How do you pronounce "renard bleu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renard bleu" is \ʁə.naʁ blø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renard bleu" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list