voûte céleste
\vut se.lɛst\
The verdict
“voûte céleste” 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 September 3, 2026) - Hémisphère visible au-dessus de la terre de la sphère céleste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-voute-celeste · voûte céleste · French
voûte céleste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | voûte céleste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vut se.lɛst\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « voûte céleste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
voûte céleste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vut se.lɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hémisphère visible au-dessus de la terre de la sphère céleste.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for voûte céleste, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is voûte céleste, spelled V-O-Û-T-E- -C-É-L-E-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Hémisphère visible au-dessus de la terre de la sphère céleste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how voûte céleste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À proprement parler, la voûte céleste est l’hémisphère céleste situé au-dessus de l’horizon.
Il ne faut pas confondre la sphère céleste avec la voûte céleste, c.-à-d. avec cette voûte surbaissée dont le ciel nous présente la forme.
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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.