au soir
\o swaʁ\
The verdict
“au soir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Le soir (en particulier du jour dont on parle).
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-soir · au soir · French
au soir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | au soir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o swaʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “au soir” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
au soir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o swaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
au soir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is au soir, spelled A-U- -S-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Le soir (en particulier du jour dont on parle).
- 2À la fin (en particulier de la vie).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au soir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au soir, l’île s’animait.
Pour lui, c’est sûr : c’était le 10 novembre au soir.
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