veillée de Noël

\ve.je də nɔ.ɛl\

/\ve.je də nɔ.ɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“veillée de Noël” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Réunion festive organisée dans le cadre d'une famille ou d'une communauté chrétienne et qui se déroule la veille de la fête de la fête de Noël.

Key facts for veillée de Noël
PropertyValue
Headwordveillée de Noël
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.je də nɔ.ɛl\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “veillée de Noël” sits in French frequency

veillée de Noël 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for veillée de Noël is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ve.je də nɔ.ɛl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Réunion festive organisée dans le cadre d'une famille ou d'une communauté chrétienne et qui se déroule la veille de la fête de la fête de Noël.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for veillée de Noël, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is veillée de Noël, spelled V-E-I-L-L-É-E- -D-E- -N-O-Ë-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réunion festive organisée dans le cadre d'une famille ou d'une communauté chrétienne et qui se déroule la veille de la fête de la fête de Noël.

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 "veillée de Noël"?
"veillée de Noël" is spelled V-E-I-L-L-É-E- -D-E- -N-O-Ë-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.je də nɔ.ɛl\.
What does "veillée de Noël" mean?
As a noun, "veillée de Noël" means: Réunion festive organisée dans le cadre d'une famille ou d'une communauté chrétienne et qui se déroule la veille de la fête de la fête de Noël.
How do you pronounce "veillée de Noël"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veillée de Noël" is \ve.je də nɔ.ɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "veillée de Noël" come from?
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Using “veillée de Noël”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-I-L-L-É-E- -D-E- -N-O-Ë-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ve.je də nɔ.ɛl\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list