vacances d’été

\va.kɑ̃s.de.te\

/\va.kɑ̃s.de.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“vacances d’été” 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 May 6, 2026) - Période de vacances qui a lieu fixement lors des mois de juillet et août, qui appartiennent à la saison estivale.

Key facts for vacances d’été
PropertyValue
Headwordvacances d’été
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.kɑ̃s.de.te\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vacances d’été” sits in French frequency

vacances d’été 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

vacances d’été is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.kɑ̃s.de.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Période de vacances qui a lieu fixement lors des mois de juillet et août, qui appartiennent à la saison estivale.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vacances d’été, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 vacances d’été, spelled V-A-C-A-N-C-E-S- -D-’-É-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Période de vacances qui a lieu fixement lors des mois de juillet et août, qui appartiennent à la saison estivale.

Synonyms

grandes vacances

This word in other languages

Sommerferien(Deutsch)

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 "vacances d’été"?
"vacances d’été" is spelled V-A-C-A-N-C-E-S- -D-’-É-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \va.kɑ̃s.de.te\.
What does "vacances d’été" mean?
As a noun, "vacances d’été" means: Période de vacances qui a lieu fixement lors des mois de juillet et août, qui appartiennent à la saison estivale.
How do you pronounce "vacances d’été"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacances d’été" is \va.kɑ̃s.de.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vacances d’été" come from?
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Using “vacances d’été”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-A-C-A-N-C-E-S- -D-’-É-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \va.kɑ̃s.de.te\ (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