âme sœur

\ɑm sœʁ\

/\ɑm sœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“âme sœur” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui semble être faite pour convenir à une autre.

Key facts for âme sœur
PropertyValue
Headwordâme sœur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑm sœʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “âme sœur” sits in French frequency

âme sœur falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for âme sœur is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑm sœʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Personne qui semble être faite pour convenir à une autre.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for âme sœur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is âme sœur, spelled Â-M-E- -S-Œ-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui semble être faite pour convenir à une autre.

This word in other languages

soulmate(English)Seelenverwandter(Deutsch)

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 "âme sœur"?
"âme sœur" is spelled Â-M-E- -S-Œ-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑm sœʁ\.
What does "âme sœur" mean?
As a noun, "âme sœur" means: Personne qui semble être faite pour convenir à une autre.
How do you pronounce "âme sœur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "âme sœur" is \ɑm sœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "âme sœur" come from?
"âme sœur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “âme sœur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Â-M-E- -S-Œ-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑm sœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list