service de nuit

\sɛʁ.vis də nɥi\

/\sɛʁ.vis də nɥi\/ noun

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The verdict

“service de nuit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Travail durant la nuit.

Key facts for service de nuit
PropertyValue
Headwordservice de nuit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛʁ.vis də nɥi\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “service de nuit” sits in French frequency

service de nuit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

service de nuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʁ.vis də nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

service de nuit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is service de nuit, spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E- -D-E- -N-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Travail durant la nuit.
  2. 2
    Redirection des appels entrants vers un répondeur ou un autre numéro lorsque l’organisation est fermée.

This word in other languages

night shift(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "service de nuit"?
"service de nuit" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E- -D-E- -N-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ.vis də nɥi\.
What does "service de nuit" mean?
As a noun, "service de nuit" means: Travail durant la nuit.
How do you pronounce "service de nuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "service de nuit" is \sɛʁ.vis də nɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "service de nuit" come from?
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Using “service de nuit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-R-V-I-C-E- -D-E- -N-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛʁ.vis də nɥi\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list