demi-finale
\də.mi.fi.nal\
The verdict
“demi-finale” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épreuve éliminatoire dont le ou les meilleurs concurrents seront appelés à disputer la finale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-finale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.fi.nal\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demi-finale” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for demi-finale is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \də.mi.fi.nal\. 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: "Épreuve éliminatoire dont le ou les meilleurs concurrents seront appelés à disputer la finale.".
demi-finale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is demi-finale, spelled D-E-M-I---F-I-N-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Épreuve éliminatoire dont le ou les meilleurs concurrents seront appelés à disputer la finale.
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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.
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Using “demi-finale”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E-M-I---F-I-N-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \də.mi.fi.nal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.