clap de fin
\klap də fɛ̃\
The verdict
“clap de fin” 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) - Clap de fin de prise quand il n’a pas pu être donné au début.
Corpus desk
Index FR-clap-de-fin · clap de fin · French
clap de fin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | clap de fin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klap də fɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
clap de fin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klap də fɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for clap de fin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is clap de fin, spelled C-L-A-P- -D-E- -F-I-N.
Definition
- 1Clap de fin de prise quand il n’a pas pu être donné au début.
- 2Arrêt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clap de fin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[titre] Clap de fin pour le train de nuit
Clap de fin pour le projet de barrage de Caussade, présenté comme un « Sivens bis », quatre ans après la mort, le 26 octobre 2014, du militant écologiste Rémi Fraisse sur le chantier du Tarn.
This word in other languages
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.