après-dînée
\a.pʁɛ.di.ne\
The verdict
“après-dînée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de après-dîner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apres-dinee · après-dînée · French
après-dînée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | après-dînée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pʁɛ.di.ne\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
après-dînée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pʁɛ.di.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de après-dîner.".
après-dînée doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is après-dînée, spelled A-P-R-È-S---D-Î-N-É-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de après-dîner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how après-dînée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je sus que, moyennant ce, l’accommodement étoit fait et que les princes devoient aller, l’après-dînée, au Palais-Royale, où ils délibéreroient à qui l’on donneroit les sceaux.
Bref c’est un personnage singulier dont les tours, quelquefois bons, souvent mauvais, et les saillies au gros sel sont en possession de défrayer les longues après-dînées sous la tente ou chez le kaouadji arabe.
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.