demi-finale
\də.mi.fi.nal\
The verdict
“demi-finale” 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) - Épreuve éliminatoire dont le ou les meilleurs concurrents seront appelés à disputer la finale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-finale · demi-finale · French
demi-finale · 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 "D" 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 | 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) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demi-finale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.fi.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demi-finale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les épreuves comportent des séries, suivies de repêchages, puis des demi-finales, des petites finales pour les places de septième à douzième et des finales pour les places de premier à sixième.
Je ne suis revenu que pour la « petite finale », ce match qui opposait les deux équipes vaincues en demi-finale, les Néo-Zélandais et nous. Pour mon retour dans l'équipe, j'ai été gâté !
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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.