vague de chaleur
\vaɡ də ʃa.lœʁ\
The verdict
“vague de chaleur” 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) - Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement élevée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vague de chaleur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vaɡ də ʃa.lœʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vague de chaleur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vague de chaleur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaɡ də ʃa.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement élevée.".
Zero misspellings are on record for vague de chaleur in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vague de chaleur, spelled V-A-G-U-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement élevée.
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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 “vague de chaleur”
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- The one correct French spelling is V-A-G-U-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-L-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vaɡ də ʃa.lœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.