sapin de Douglas
\sa.pɛ̃ də du.ɡlas\
The verdict
“sapin de Douglas” 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) - Nom usuel de Pseudotsuga menziesii (et de ses variétés), espèce de conifère vigoureux qui croît spontanément dans les montagnes Rocheuses, sur la côte pacifique du nord de la Californie jusqu'en Al...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sapin de Douglas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.pɛ̃ də du.ɡlas\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sapin de Douglas” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sapin de Douglas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.pɛ̃ də du.ɡlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel de Pseudotsuga menziesii (et de ses variétés), espèce de conifère vigoureux qui croît spontanément dans les montagnes Rocheuses, sur la côte pacifique du nord de la Californie jusqu'en Al...".
sapin de Douglas has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sapin de Douglas, spelled S-A-P-I-N- -D-E- -D-O-U-G-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Nom usuel de Pseudotsuga menziesii (et de ses variétés), espèce de conifère vigoureux qui croît spontanément dans les montagnes Rocheuses, sur la côte pacifique du nord de la Californie jusqu'en Alaska.
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- The one correct French spelling is S-A-P-I-N- -D-E- -D-O-U-G-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sa.pɛ̃ də du.ɡlas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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