saignement de nez

\sɛ.ɲə.mɑ̃ də ne\

/\sɛ.ɲə.mɑ̃ də ne\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Écoulement de sang par les narines.

Key facts for saignement de nez
PropertyValue
Headwordsaignement de nez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ.ɲə.mɑ̃ də ne\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “saignement de nez” sits in French frequency

saignement de nez 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

saignement de nez is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ.ɲə.mɑ̃ də ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Écoulement de sang par les narines.".

No misspelling variants are generated for saignement de nez in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is saignement de nez, spelled S-A-I-G-N-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -N-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écoulement de sang par les narines.

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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 "saignement de nez"?
"saignement de nez" is spelled S-A-I-G-N-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -N-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ.ɲə.mɑ̃ də ne\.
What does "saignement de nez" mean?
As a noun, "saignement de nez" means: Écoulement de sang par les narines.
How do you pronounce "saignement de nez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saignement de nez" is \sɛ.ɲə.mɑ̃ də ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saignement de nez" come from?
"saignement de nez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “saignement de nez”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-I-G-N-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -N-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛ.ɲə.mɑ̃ də ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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