ville aux cent clochers
\vil‿o sɑ̃ klɔ.ʃe\
The verdict
“ville aux cent clochers” 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
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caen (ville de Normandie).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ville aux cent clochers |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vil‿o sɑ̃ klɔ.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ville aux cent clochers” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ville aux cent clochers is 23 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vil‿o sɑ̃ klɔ.ʃe\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ville aux cent clochers has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ville aux cent clochers, spelled V-I-L-L-E- -A-U-X- -C-E-N-T- -C-L-O-C-H-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Caen (ville de Normandie).
- 2Rouen (ville de Normandie).
- 3Montréal (ville du Québec).
- 4Prague (capitale de la Tchéquie).
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 “ville aux cent clochers”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-L-L-E- -A-U-X- -C-E-N-T- -C-L-O-C-H-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vil‿o sɑ̃ klɔ.ʃe\ (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.