safran des Indes

\sa.fʁɑ̃ dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\

/\sa.fʁɑ̃ dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Autre nom donné au curcuma utilisé en cuisine, surtout dans les îles et beaucoup moins coûteux que le safran.

Key facts for safran des Indes
PropertyValue
Headwordsafran des Indes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.fʁɑ̃ dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “safran des Indes” sits in French frequency

safran des Indes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

safran des Indes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.fʁɑ̃ dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom donné au curcuma utilisé en cuisine, surtout dans les îles et beaucoup moins coûteux que le safran.".

Zero misspellings are on record for safran des Indes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is safran des Indes, spelled S-A-F-R-A-N- -D-E-S- -I-N-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autre nom donné au curcuma utilisé en cuisine, surtout dans les îles et beaucoup moins coûteux que le safran.

Synonyms

curcumafaux safran

This word in other languages

turmeric(English)

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 "safran des Indes"?
"safran des Indes" is spelled S-A-F-R-A-N- -D-E-S- -I-N-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.fʁɑ̃ dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\.
What does "safran des Indes" mean?
As a noun, "safran des Indes" means: Autre nom donné au curcuma utilisé en cuisine, surtout dans les îles et beaucoup moins coûteux que le safran.
How do you pronounce "safran des Indes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "safran des Indes" is \sa.fʁɑ̃ dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "safran des Indes" come from?
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Using “safran des Indes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-F-R-A-N- -D-E-S- -I-N-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.fʁɑ̃ dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list