saison sèche
\sɛ.zɔ̃ sɛʃ\
The verdict
“saison sèche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Saison de l’année dans les climats tropicaux durant laquelle il pleut peu ou pas du tout.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saison sèche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ.zɔ̃ sɛʃ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saison sèche” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
saison sèche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ.zɔ̃ sɛʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Saison de l’année dans les climats tropicaux durant laquelle il pleut peu ou pas du tout.".
No misspelling variants are generated for saison sèche in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is saison sèche, spelled S-A-I-S-O-N- -S-È-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Saison de l’année dans les climats tropicaux durant laquelle il pleut peu ou pas du tout.
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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.
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Using “saison sèche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-I-S-O-N- -S-È-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɛ.zɔ̃ sɛʃ\ (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.