ville fantôme
\vil fɑ̃.tom\
The verdict
“ville fantôme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville initialement habitée et animée qui a été abandonnée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ville-fantome · ville fantôme · French
ville fantôme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | ville fantôme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vil fɑ̃.tom\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ville fantôme” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ville fantôme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vil fɑ̃.tom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville initialement habitée et animée qui a été abandonnée.".
ville fantôme has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ville fantôme, spelled V-I-L-L-E- -F-A-N-T-Ô-M-E.
Definition
- 1Ville initialement habitée et animée qui a été abandonnée.
This word in other languages
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