souris volante
\su.ʁi vɔ.lɑ̃t\
The verdict
“souris volante” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chauve-souris.
Corpus desk
Index FR-souris-volante · souris volante · French
souris volante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | souris volante |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \su.ʁi vɔ.lɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
souris volante is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.ʁi vɔ.lɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chauve-souris.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for souris volante, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is souris volante, spelled S-O-U-R-I-S- -V-O-L-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Chauve-souris.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how souris volante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le ciel était encore clair, et les chauves-souris, les souris volantes, comme on dit là-bas, le rayaient de leur vol saccadé.
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