sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre
\sɑ̃.s‿ɛ̃.vɛʁs de.z‿ɛ.ɡɥij d‿yn mɔ̃tʁ\
The verdict
“sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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- below top-frequency French
- 39
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sens d’une rotation de droite à gauche en haut du cercle et de gauche à droite en bas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.s‿ɛ̃.vɛʁs de.z‿ɛ.ɡɥij d‿yn mɔ̃tʁ\ |
| Letters | 39 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre” sits in French frequency
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sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.s‿ɛ̃.vɛʁs de.z‿ɛ.ɡɥij d‿yn mɔ̃tʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sens d’une rotation de droite à gauche en haut du cercle et de gauche à droite en bas.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre, spelled S-E-N-S- -I-N-V-E-R-S-E- -D-E-S- -A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E-S- -D-’-U-N-E- -M-O-N-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Sens d’une rotation de droite à gauche en haut du cercle et de gauche à droite en bas.
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- The one correct French spelling is S-E-N-S- -I-N-V-E-R-S-E- -D-E-S- -A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E-S- -D-’-U-N-E- -M-O-N-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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