zone blanche
\zon blɑ̃ʃ\
The verdict
“zone blanche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Région géographique qui n’est pas desservie par un réseau donné, plus particulièrement un réseau de téléphonie mobile ou Internet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zone-blanche · zone blanche · French
zone blanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zone blanche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zon blɑ̃ʃ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zone blanche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zone blanche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zon blɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zone blanche, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 zone blanche, spelled Z-O-N-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Région géographique qui n’est pas desservie par un réseau donné, plus particulièrement un réseau de téléphonie mobile ou Internet.
- 2Partie d’un domaine non couverte par les services existants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zone blanche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si l’on répartissait les différents médias entre ces trois axes, une zone blanche apparaissait : il n’existait pas de médium de diffusion universel qui fût à la fois instantané et interactif.
This word in other languages
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.