à la sourdine
\a la suʁ.din\
The verdict
“à la sourdine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - En sourdine ; en prenant soin de ne pas faire de bruit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-la-sourdine · à la sourdine · French
à la sourdine · 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 "À" 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 | à la sourdine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a la suʁ.din\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à la sourdine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a la suʁ.din\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En sourdine ; en prenant soin de ne pas faire de bruit.".
Zero misspellings are on record for à la sourdine in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is à la sourdine, spelled À- -L-A- -S-O-U-R-D-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1En sourdine ; en prenant soin de ne pas faire de bruit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à la sourdine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vers le poulailler Le sire à grands pas s'achemine ; Il s'introduit à la sourdine.
Puis un matin, notre jeune ménage, À la sourdine, fait ses apprêts de voyage.
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.