tempête de neige

\tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\

/\tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\/ noun

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.

Key facts for tempête de neige
PropertyValue
Headwordtempête de neige
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tempête de neige” sits in French frequency

tempête de neige 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.

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

  1. 1
    Phénomène 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tempête de neige"?
"tempête de neige" is spelled T-E-M-P-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\.
What does "tempête de neige" mean?
As a noun, "tempête de neige" means: Phénomène météorologique produit par une dépression météorologique hivernale importante, qui se caractérise par des chutes de neige importantes.
How do you pronounce "tempête de neige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tempête de neige" is \tɑ̃.pɛt də nɛʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tempête de neige" come from?
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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.
  • 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