sonneur de cloches

\sɔ.nœʁ də klɔʃ\

/\sɔ.nœʁ də klɔʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“sonneur de cloches” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui sonne les cloches.

Key facts for sonneur de cloches
PropertyValue
Headwordsonneur de cloches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.nœʁ də klɔʃ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sonneur de cloches” sits in French frequency

sonneur de cloches 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sonneur de cloches is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔ.nœʁ də klɔʃ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Celui qui sonne les cloches.".

sonneur de cloches doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sonneur de cloches, spelled S-O-N-N-E-U-R- -D-E- -C-L-O-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui sonne les cloches.

This word in other languages

bell ringer(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 "sonneur de cloches"?
"sonneur de cloches" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-U-R- -D-E- -C-L-O-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.nœʁ də klɔʃ\.
What does "sonneur de cloches" mean?
As a noun, "sonneur de cloches" means: Celui qui sonne les cloches.
How do you pronounce "sonneur de cloches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonneur de cloches" is \sɔ.nœʁ də klɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonneur de cloches" come from?
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Using “sonneur de cloches”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-N-N-E-U-R- -D-E- -C-L-O-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɔ.nœʁ də klɔʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list