à seule fin de
\a sœl fɛ̃ də\
The verdict
“à seule fin de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le seul but de ; uniquement pour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-seule-fin-de · à seule fin de · French
à seule fin de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 seule fin de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \a sœl fɛ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à seule fin de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à seule fin de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \a sœl fɛ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans le seul but de ; uniquement pour.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for à seule fin de in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à seule fin de, spelled À- -S-E-U-L-E- -F-I-N- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Dans le seul but de ; uniquement pour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à seule fin de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis, cela fait, il acheva de se déshabiller, non sans inspecter les poches de ses autres vêtements, à seule fin de s'assurer qu'on n'y avait rien fourré à son insu.
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.