à seule fin que

\a sœl fɛ̃ kə\

/\a sœl fɛ̃ kə\/ conj

The verdict

“à seule fin que” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le seul but que ; pour que.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-seule-fin-que · à seule fin que · French

à seule fin que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for à seule fin que
PropertyValue
Headwordà seule fin que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\a sœl fɛ̃ kə\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à seule fin que » en français

à seule fin quesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à seule fin que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \a sœl fɛ̃ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans le seul but que ; pour que.".

à seule fin que doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 que, spelled À- -S-E-U-L-E- -F-I-N- -Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans le seul but que ; pour que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how à seule fin que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ... que je cesserais de l’aimer en restant trop longtemps sans la voir, c’était à seule fin qu’elle me dît de revenir vite…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à seule fin que"?
"à seule fin que" is spelled À- -S-E-U-L-E- -F-I-N- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a sœl fɛ̃ kə\.
What does "à seule fin que" mean?
As a conjunction, "à seule fin que" means: Dans le seul but que ; pour que.
How do you pronounce "à seule fin que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à seule fin que" is \a sœl fɛ̃ kə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à seule fin que" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list