tempête de neige
\tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\
The verdict
“tempête de neige” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Phénomène météorologique produit par une dépression météorologique hivernale importante, qui se caractérise par des chutes de neige importantes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tempête de neige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tempête de neige” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tempête de neige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Phénomène météorologique produit par une dépression météorologique hivernale importante, qui se caractérise par des chutes de neige importantes.".
tempête de neige doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 tempête de neige, spelled T-E-M-P-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Phénomène météorologique produit par une dépression météorologique hivernale importante, qui se caractérise par des chutes de neige importantes.
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.
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Using “tempête de neige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-E-M-P-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\ (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.