second-né
\sə.ɡɔ̃.ne\
The verdict
“second-né” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième enfant né dans une fratrie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-second-ne · second-né · French
second-né · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | second-né |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sə.ɡɔ̃.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
second-né is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sə.ɡɔ̃.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième enfant né dans une fratrie.".
Zero misspellings are on record for second-né in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is second-né, spelled S-E-C-O-N-D---N-É.
Definition
- 1Deuxième enfant né dans une fratrie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how second-né appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Artaud, le second-né, n’a qu’une année de moins que son frère.
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.