vent debout
\vɑ̃ də.bu\
The verdict
“vent debout” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Allure qui correspond à un vent qui souffle face au bateau ; vent directement opposé à la route que l’on veut suivre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vent-debout · vent debout · French
vent debout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vent debout |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɑ̃ də.bu\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vent debout is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɑ̃ də.bu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vent debout, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vent debout, spelled V-E-N-T- -D-E-B-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Allure qui correspond à un vent qui souffle face au bateau ; vent directement opposé à la route que l’on veut suivre.
- 2Vent directement opposé lors du décollage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vent debout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une assez grosse mer, avec vent debout, nous retarda d’une journée, ce qui est assez notable pour une traversée dont la durée normale est de trois jours.
C’est l'époque de la mousson d’est, le voyage sera long par vent debout et grosse mer.
Synonyms
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.