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.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 39
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sens d’une rotation de droite à gauche en haut du cercle et de gauche à droite en bas.
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Index FR-sens-inverse-des-aiguill · sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre · French
sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 39 letters
- VOW-14 14 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 | 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) |
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Rare enough to double-check
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vu au-dessus du pôle Nord, la Terre tourne dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre.
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