sainte nitouche
\sɛ̃t ni.tuʃ\
The verdict
“sainte nitouche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de sainte-nitouche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sainte-nitouche · sainte nitouche · French
sainte nitouche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sainte nitouche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ̃t ni.tuʃ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sainte nitouche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃t ni.tuʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de sainte-nitouche.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sainte nitouche, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sainte nitouche, spelled S-A-I-N-T-E- -N-I-T-O-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de sainte-nitouche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sainte nitouche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Non jamais, jamais Anna Grigorievna, je me connais fort bien ; permettez moi de vous le dire…, réservez vos reproches pour d’autres personnes qui jouent les sainte nitouche.
Avec son air de sainte nitouche, elle est hardie, fière et entêtée.
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.