saison froide

\sɛ.zɔ̃ fʁwad\

/\sɛ.zɔ̃ fʁwad\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hiver.

Corpus desk

Index FR-saison-froide · saison froide · French

saison froide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for saison froide
PropertyValue
Headwordsaison froide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ.zɔ̃ fʁwad\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « saison froide » en français

saison froidesiège 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

saison froide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ.zɔ̃ fʁwad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hiver.".

saison froide has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is saison froide, spelled S-A-I-S-O-N- -F-R-O-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hiver.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le retour des beaux jours efface les mauvais souvenirs liés à la saison froide.

Synonyms

Antonyms

étésaison chaude

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 "saison froide"?
"saison froide" is spelled S-A-I-S-O-N- -F-R-O-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ.zɔ̃ fʁwad\.
What does "saison froide" mean?
As a noun, "saison froide" means: Hiver.
How do you pronounce "saison froide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saison froide" is \sɛ.zɔ̃ fʁwad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saison froide" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list