demi-portion
\də.mi.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“demi-portion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moitié d'une portion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-portion · demi-portion · French
demi-portion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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-portion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demi-portion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demi-portion, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is demi-portion, spelled D-E-M-I---P-O-R-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Moitié d'une portion.
- 2Individu petit, sans force ni caractère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demi-portion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une demi-portion de tarte.
À une époque antérieure, les veuves & les célibataires n’avaient qu’une demi-portion.
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.