soulane

\su.lan\

/\su.lan\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans les Pyrénées, adret, c’est-à-dire le versant d’une montagne le plus exposé au soleil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soulane · soulane · French

soulane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for soulane
PropertyValue
Headwordsoulane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.lan\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « soulane » en français

soulanereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

soulane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.lan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans les Pyrénées, adret, c’est-à-dire le versant d’une montagne le plus exposé au soleil.".

soulane doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is soulane, spelled S-O-U-L-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans les Pyrénées, adret, c’est-à-dire le versant d’une montagne le plus exposé au soleil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how soulane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Randonnée sur la soulane du Vicdessos.

Antonyms

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 "soulane"?
"soulane" is spelled S-O-U-L-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.lan\.
What does "soulane" mean?
As a noun, "soulane" means: Dans les Pyrénées, adret, c’est-à-dire le versant d’une montagne le plus exposé au soleil.
How do you pronounce "soulane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soulane" is \su.lan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soulane" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list