surdouance
\syʁ.du.ɑ̃s\
The verdict
“surdouance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intelligence hors norme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-surdouance · surdouance · French
surdouance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | surdouance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syʁ.du.ɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
surdouance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \syʁ.du.ɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Intelligence hors norme.".
surdouance doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is surdouance, spelled S-U-R-D-O-U-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Intelligence hors norme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how surdouance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans la vaste majorité des cas toutefois, il est observé chez des enfants sans aucun déficit, voire atteints de surdouance.
La "surdouance", mot barbare utilisé pour désigner une intelligence hors norme et qui se caractérise par une curiosité insatiable, un mode de raisonnement arborescent (fonctionnant par association d’idées), une hyperactivité, une hypersensibilité, voire une extralucidité, concernerait environ un million d’adultes en France, selon les spécialistes.
This word in other languages
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.